"stench" meaning in Middle English

See stench in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /stɛnt͡ʃ/, /stint͡ʃ/, /stynt͡ʃ/ (note: Southern or Southwest Midland) Forms: stenches [plural], stenche [alternative], stinche [alternative], stynche [alternative], stænc [alternative, Early-Middle-English], stinnch [alternative, Early-Middle-English], stunch [alternative]
Etymology: Originally two distinct nouns: * Old English stenċ, from Proto-West Germanic *stankwi, from Proto-Germanic *stankwiz. * Old English stynċ, from Proto-West Germanic *stunkwi, from Proto-Germanic *stunkwiz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|stenċ}} Old English stenċ, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*stankwi}} Proto-West Germanic *stankwi, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*stankwiz}} Proto-Germanic *stankwiz, {{inh|enm|ang|stynċ}} Old English stynċ, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*stunkwi}} Proto-West Germanic *stunkwi, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*stunkwiz}} Proto-Germanic *stunkwiz Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} stench, {{enm-noun|stenches}} stench (plural stenches)
  1. A stench; an unpleasant or repulsive smell:
    The sulphuric smell of hellfire.
    Sense id: en-stench-enm-noun-4CT0Pgb0 Categories (other): Smell Disambiguation of Smell: 25 26 25 25
  2. A stench; an unpleasant or repulsive smell:
    The smell of sin or iniquity.
    Sense id: en-stench-enm-noun-TqoWoMKu Categories (other): Smell Disambiguation of Smell: 25 26 25 25
  3. Something that causes or has such a smell.
    Sense id: en-stench-enm-noun-bH4295Qb Categories (other): Smell Disambiguation of Smell: 25 26 25 25
  4. (rare, Early Middle English) A smell or scent (good or bad). Tags: Early-Middle-English, rare
    Sense id: en-stench-enm-noun-lkO~VGzg Categories (other): Early Middle English, Smell Disambiguation of Smell: 25 26 25 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: stenchen
Categories (other): Religion Disambiguation of Religion: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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