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English
Etymology
From Middle English stithy, ultimately from Old Norse steði.
Pronunciation
Noun
stithy (plural stithies)
- An anvil.
- A blacksmith's smithy or forge.
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :As foul as Vulcan's stithy.
Translations
Verb
stithy (third-person singular simple present stithies, present participle stithying, simple past and past participle stithied)
- (transitive) To form on an anvil.
Anagrams
Middle English
- stedy, stethi, stethie, stethy, steþi, stidie, stidy, stithi, stithie, stithþi, stiþie, studee, stythie, stythy
Etymology
Either borrowed from Old Norse steðja, oblique singular of steði, or a remodelling of stith on the analogy of smythy. Doublet of stith.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstidiː/, /ˈstiðiː/, /ˈstɛ-/
Noun
stithy (plural stithies)
- anvil (iron block for shaping metal)
- Synonyms: anvelt, stith
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