stician

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *stikōną, closely related to *stikaną (to stick).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

stician

  1. (transitive) to pierce, to stab, to prick, to stick
  2. (intransitive) to remain embedded, to be fastened, to stick
  3. (intransitive) to run, to lie (in a particular direction)

Conjugation[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: stick

References[edit]

  • Joseph Wright, Mary Elizabeth Wright (1908) Old English Grammar[1], London, New York and Toronto: Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, page 32