stycce

Old English

Alternative forms

• stiċċe
• stiċ (sometimes in compounds)
• styċġċe — Anglian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *stukkī, from Proto-Germanic *stukkiją (“piece”). Cognate with Old Saxon stukki, Old High German stucki, Old Norse stykki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstyt.t͡ʃe/

Noun

styċċe n

1. piece
   • Hit wæs tōdǣled on twā styċċu. ― It was divided into two pieces.
2. a piece of money, a mite; a coin
3. a short span of time, a little while

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	styċċe	styċċu
accusative	styċċe	styċċu
genitive	styċċes	styċċa
dative	styċċe	styċċum

Derived terms

• styċċemǣlum
• styca

Related terms

• stocc

Descendants

• Middle English: stucche, stecche, stech, steche, sticche, stitche, stuche
  • ⇒ English: stitch meale, stitchmeal (“by piece, in separate pieces”) (possibly continuing Old English styċċemǣlum)
• → English: styca (possibly via Middle Latin styca)
• ⇒? English: stuckling