"stikke" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈstik(ə)/ Forms: stikkes [plural], stikken [plural], sticke [alternative], stik [alternative], stycke [alternative], styk [alternative], styke [alternative], stykke [alternative]
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”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:sticca}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|sticca|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English sticca, {{inh+|enm|ang|sticca}} Inherited from Old English sticca, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*stikkō}} Proto-West Germanic *stikkō, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*stikkô}} Proto-Germanic *stikkô, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*(s)teyg-|t=to pierce, prick, be sharp}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to pierce, prick, be sharp”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} stikke, {{enm-noun|pl2=stikken}} stikke (plural stikkes or stikken)
  1. twig, branch (from a tree)
    Sense id: en-stikke-enm-noun-znXmyhUj
  2. kindling, twigs used as a firestarter
    Sense id: en-stikke-enm-noun-ChBV49Tv
  3. rod, pole, mast
    Sense id: en-stikke-enm-noun-VZO0xrPv
  4. pale, stake, supporting beam
    Sense id: en-stikke-enm-noun--17ZrrO8
  5. stick, stylus, small wooden implement
    Sense id: en-stikke-enm-noun-yRQcOOtD Categories (other): Measuring instruments Disambiguation of Measuring instruments: 15 15 5 15 21 14 15
  6. tally stick
    Sense id: en-stikke-enm-noun-Lqvs-eFi
  7. A number of eels, usually approaching around 25.
    Sense id: en-stikke-enm-noun-cenllTR7 Categories (other): Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 31 2 2 1 2 2 2 25 8 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 10 8 2 6 14 13 46 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 9 13 3 9 7 8 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pot stik
Categories (other): Architecture Disambiguation of Architecture: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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