stichen

See also: Stichen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English stiċċian (weak class 2), alteration of earlier *stiċċan (weak class 1), from Proto-West Germanic *stikkjan, from Proto-Germanic *stikjaną; equivalent to and remodelled after stiche +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstit͡ʃən/

Verb

stichen (third-person singular simple present sticheth, present participle stichende, stichynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle stiched)

  1. To stab or prick (as to hurt)
  2. To stitch up; to make stitching.

Conjugation

Conjugation of stichen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) stichen, stiche
present tense past tense
1st-person singular stiche stiched
2nd-person singular stichest stichedest
3rd-person singular sticheth stiched
subjunctive singular stiche
imperative singular —
plural1 stichen, stiche sticheden, stichede
imperative plural sticheth, stiche —
participles stichynge, stichende stiched, ystiched

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: stitch
  • Scots: steek

References

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