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Middle English
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)
- To stab or prick (as to hurt)
- To stitch up; to make stitching.
Conjugation
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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