stynk

Middle English

Alternative forms

• stynke, stinke, stink, stinc, stync, stinck, styngke

Etymology

A back-formation from stinken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stink/

Noun

stynk (plural stynkis)

1. A stench; a displeasing or repulsive smell.
2. Something which causes or has such a repulsive smell.
3. The fires of hell (thought to smell of sulphur)
4. Sin; that which is considered to be wrong by religious authorities.

Descendants

• English: stink
• Scots: stink

References

• “stink, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 24 October 2018.