stichen

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English stiċċian (weak class 2), alteration of earlier *stiċċan (weak class 1), from Proto-West Germanic *stikkjan, from Proto-Germanic *stikjaną; equivalent to and remodelled after stiche +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

Verb

stichen (third-person singular simple present sticheth, present participle stichende, stichynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle stiched)

  1. To stab or prick (as to hurt)
  2. To stitch up; to make stitching.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • English: stitch
  • Scots: steek

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