stække

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse *stekkja, derived form the adjective Old Norse *stakkr (“short”), cf. Danish stakåndet (“short of breath”) and stakket (“brief”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈsd̥ɛɡ̊ə]

Verb

stække (imperative stæk, infinitive at stække, present tense stækker, past tense stækkede, perfect tense har stækket)

1. clip (the wings of a bird)
2. limit

References

“stække” in Den Danske Ordbog