stikke

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Low German stecken, from Old Saxon stekan.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈsd̥eɡ̊ə]

Verb edit

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

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

Audio (file)

Verb edit

stikke

(dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of stikken

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

sticke, stik, stycke, styk, styke, stykke

Etymology edit

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 edit

IPA^(key): /ˈstik(ə)/

Noun edit

stikke (plural stikkes or stikken)

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

Derived terms edit

pot stik

Descendants edit

English: stick
Scots: stick, stikk

References edit

“stikke, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-08.
“stik(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-08.

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

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

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

References edit

“stikke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“stikke_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Verb edit

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

Alternative form of stikka