stich

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English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek στίχος (stíkhos, “line, row, verse”). Akin to στείχω (steíkhō, “I go”).

Pronunciation

Noun

stich (plural stichs)

  1. (obsolete) A verse, of whatever measure or number of feet, especially a verse of Scripture.
  2. A part of a line of poetry, especially in the distichal poetry of the Hebrew Bible and in early Germanic heroic verse such as Beowulf, where the line is composed of two (occasionally three) such parts.
  3. (obsolete) A row, line, or rank of trees.

Etymology 2

Noun

stich (plural stiches)

  1. Obsolete form of stitch.
  2. Misspelling of stitch.

Verb

stich (third-person singular simple present stiches, present participle stiching, simple past and past participle stiched)

  1. Obsolete form of stitch.
  2. Misspelling of stitch.

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Verb

stich

  1. singular imperative of stechen
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