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