stif

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See also: stif-

Cornish

Pronunciation

Noun

stif m (plural stifow)

  1. A jet, squirt; a stream of fluid or gas
  2. (aviation) A jet plane; Type of airplane propelled by jet engines instead of propellers

Derived terms

References

  • Cornish-English Dictionary from Maga's Online Dictionary
  • Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 173

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English stīf, from Proto-West Germanic *stīf. The variant with a short vowel is probably from the comparative.

Pronunciation

Adjective

stif (comparative stiffer, superlative stiffeste)

  1. Stiff, firm, hard; difficult to move or manipulate.
  2. Strong, fixed, hardy well-built; constructed as to last.
  3. Having strong resolve; unyielding or strong-minded.
  4. Daring, audacious, valiant, boastful.
  5. Having great strength, might or ability; mightful.
  6. Having great force or potence; forceful.
  7. Bloody, injurious, wounding; causing injury or challenge.
  8. (rare) Runny; having a high viscosity.
  9. (rare) Rough; not smooth to the touch.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: stiff
  • Scots: stif, stiff, steif
  • Yola: stiff

References

Adverb

stif (plural and weak singular stiffer, comparative stiffest)

  1. Stiffly, firmly, unmoveably; in a way that is difficult to move or manipulate.
  2. With strong resolve; unyieldingly or strong-mindedly.
  3. Bloodily, injuriously, woundingly; in a way causing injury or challenge.
  4. (rare) Daringly, bravely, forcefully, totally.

References

North Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Frisian stīf.

Adjective

stif (comparative (Föhr-Amrum) stiiwer or (Mooring) stiwer, superlative stifst)

  1. stiff

Inflection

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stīf.

Pronunciation

Adjective

stīf

  1. Stiff, firm, hard
  2. Strong, fixed

Declension

Descendants