stiþ

Middle English

Etymology 1

Adjective

stiþ

1. Alternative form of stith (“hard”)

Etymology 2

Noun

stiþ

1. Alternative form of stith (“anvil”)

Old English

Alternative forms

• stīð

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stinþ, from Proto-Germanic *stinþaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stiːθ/

Adjective

stīþ

1. stiff
2. hard, firm
3. (of people) stern, harsh, strict
4. (of things that cause discomfort or require effort, such as weather, conflict, illness, punishment) harsh, severe
5. (of taste) harsh, bitter

Declension

Declension of stīþ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	stīþ	stīþ	stīþ
Accusative	stīþne	stīþe	stīþ
Genitive	stīþes	stīþre	stīþes
Dative	stīþum	stīþre	stīþum
Instrumental	stīþe	stīþre	stīþe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	stīþe	stīþa, stīþe	stīþ
Accusative	stīþe	stīþa, stīþe	stīþ
Genitive	stīþra	stīþra	stīþra
Dative	stīþum	stīþum	stīþum
Instrumental	stīþum	stīþum	stīþum

Declension of stīþ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	stīþa	stīþe	stīþe
Accusative	stīþan	stīþan	stīþe
Genitive	stīþan	stīþan	stīþan
Dative	stīþan	stīþan	stīþan
Instrumental	stīþan	stīþan	stīþan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	stīþan	stīþan	stīþan
Accusative	stīþan	stīþan	stīþan
Genitive	stīþra, stīþena	stīþra, stīþena	stīþra, stīþena
Dative	stīþum	stīþum	stīþum
Instrumental	stīþum	stīþum	stīþum

Derived terms

• stīþnes

Descendants

• Middle English: stith, stið, stithe, stiþ, styth, stythe, styþ
  • English: stith (dialectal)
  • Scots: styth