stich
See also: Stich
English
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek στίχος (stíkhos, “line, row, verse”). Akin to στείχω (steíkhō, “I go”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editstich (plural stichs)
- (obsolete) A verse, of whatever measure or number of feet, especially a verse of Scripture.
- 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.
- (obsolete) A row, line, or rank of trees.
Etymology 2
editNoun
editstich (plural stiches)
Verb
editstich (third-person singular simple present stiches, present participle stiching, simple past and past participle stiched)
References
edit- “stich”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
editGerman
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Verb
editstich
North Frisian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *stīgaz. Cognate with German Steig. For the Mooring plural form compare twich.
Noun
editstich m (plural (Föhr-Amrum) stiiger or (Mooring) steege) (Föhr-Amrum, Mooring)
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