stingen
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English stingan, from Proto-Germanic *stinganą.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
stingen
- To impale or gore with a piercing instrument.
- To sting (to bite, usually using a stinger)
- To put inside of; to perform insertion.
- (usually in the past participle) To afflict or injure.
- (figurative) To copulate; to have sex.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of stingen (strong class 3)
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “stingen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-27.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Noun[edit]
stingen m
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