stikke

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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)

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

stikke

(dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of stikken

Middle English

Alternative forms

sticke, stik, stycke, styk, styke, stykke

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)

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

pot stik

Descendants

English: stick
Scots: stick, stikk

References

“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

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)

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

References

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

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

Alternative form of stikka