stynge

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English sting, stincg, from Proto-Germanic *stangiz.

Alternative forms

• stenge, sting, steng

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stinɡ/, /stindʒ/

Noun

stynge (plural styngges)

1. A sting; the pain caused by a stinger or any analogous pain.
2. (rare) A stinger; the sharp point of an insect used to sting.

Descendants

• English: sting
• Scots: sting

References

• “sting, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-24.

Etymology 2

Verb

stynge

1. Alternative form of stingen