stikke

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German stecken, from Old Saxon stekan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsd̥eɡ̊ə]

Verb

stikke (imperative stik, present stikker, past stak, present participle stikkende, past participle n stukket, c stukken, pl stukne)

  1. stick
  2. put
  3. thrust
  4. shove
  5. slip
  6. hand, bung
  7. prick
  8. prod, poke
  9. stab
  10. sting, bite
  11. engrave
  12. stitch, quilt
  13. beat (do better than)
  14. run, bolt, pop, nip
  15. inform against, squeal, rat on

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

stikke

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of stikken

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English sticca, from Proto-West Germanic *stikkō, from Proto-Germanic *stikkô, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (to pierce, prick, be sharp).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstik(ə)/

Noun

stikke (plural stikkes or stikken)

  1. twig, branch (from a tree)
  2. kindling, twigs used as a firestarter
  3. rod, pole, mast
  4. pale, stake, supporting beam
  5. stick, stylus, small wooden implement
  6. tally stick
  7. A number of eels, usually approaching around 25.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: stick
  • Scots: stick, stikk

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse stakk, simple past of stinga, influenced by Middle Low German stecken and sticken.

Verb

stikke (imperative stikk, present tense stikker, passive stikkes, simple past stakk, past participle stukket, present participle stikkende)

  1. to stick, prick, stab, pierce, cut, thrust, put, jut (out), bite, sting
  2. stikke av: to run away, run off

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

stikke (present tense stikk, past tense stakk, supine stukke, past participle stukken, present participle stikkande, imperative stikk)

  1. Alternative form of stikka
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