stice

See also: Stice and štice

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stiki, from Proto-Germanic *stikiz, whence also Old High German stih (“prick, sting, stitch”), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌺𐍃 (stiks, “point”), Old Frisian stek, steke (“point”) and Old Saxon stiki (“prick, stab”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsti.t͡ʃe/

Noun

stiċe m

  1. stitch, in the following senses:
    1. a prick, puncture, or stab
    2. a pricking or stabbing pain or sensation

Declension

Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative stiċe stiċas
accusative stiċe stiċas
genitive stiċes stiċa
dative stiċe stiċum

Descendants

  • Middle English: stiche, stecche, steche, sticche, sticke, stych, styche, styk
    • English: stitch
    • Scots: steek, stick
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