"styngen" meaning in Middle English

See styngen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈstinɡən/, /ˈstiːnɡən/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English stingan, from Proto-West Germanic *stingan, from Proto-Germanic *stinganą. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|stingan|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English stingan, {{inh+|enm|ang|stingan}} Inherited from Old English stingan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*stingan}} Proto-West Germanic *stingan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*stinganą}} Proto-Germanic *stinganą Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} styngen, {{enm-verb|styngeth|styngynge|stang|stungen}} styngen (third-person singular simple present styngeth, present participle styngynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative stang, past participle stungen) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-st|styng|stang|stung|stung|3a=stong|4a=stong|c=3}} Forms: styngeth [present, singular, third-person], styngynge [participle, present], stang [first-person, indicative, past, singular, third-person], stungen [participle, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], styngen [infinitive], to styngen [infinitive], stynge [infinitive], stynge [first-person, present, singular], stang [first-person, past, singular], styngest [present, second-person, singular], stunge [past, second-person, singular], stonge [past, second-person, singular], stang [past, second-person, singular], styngeth [present, singular, third-person], stang [past, singular, third-person], stynge [present, singular, subjunctive], stunge [past, singular, subjunctive], stonge [past, singular, subjunctive], stynge [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], styngen [plural, present], stynge [plural, present], stungen [past, plural], stunge [past, plural], stongen [past, plural], stonge [past, plural], styngeth [imperative, plural, present], stynge [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], styngynge [participle, present], styngende [participle, present], stungen [participle, past], stunge [participle, past], stongen [participle, past], stonge [participle, past], ystungen [participle, past], ystunge [participle, past], sting [alternative], stinge [alternative], stingen [alternative], styng [alternative], stynge [alternative], styngge [alternative]
  1. To pierce or stab; to injure with a point.
    Sense id: en-styngen-enm-verb-oFp0tFWD
  2. To sting (to bite, usually using a stinger)
    Sense id: en-styngen-enm-verb-82OOhXB2
  3. To insert; to put into.
    Sense id: en-styngen-enm-verb-1bbJItJz Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 21 31 12 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 17 38 11 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 13 46 10 18
  4. (usually in the past participle) To afflict or injure. Tags: participle, past, usually
    Sense id: en-styngen-enm-verb-RVKOahJ8
  5. (figurative) To copulate; to have sex. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Sex
    Sense id: en-styngen-enm-verb-EcsxdKn7 Disambiguation of Sex: 2 5 8 3 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: styng, styngynge

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "plural"
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        "past",
        "plural"
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        "present"
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        "plural",
        "present"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "styngende",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
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    },
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      "form": "stunge",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "stongen",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
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      "form": "stonge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ystungen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "ystunge",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past"
      ]
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      "form": "sting",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "stinge",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "stingen",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "styng",
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      ]
    },
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      ]
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "glosses": [
        "To pierce or stab; to injure with a point."
      ],
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          "pierce",
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        ],
        [
          "stab",
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          "injure"
        ]
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      "glosses": [
        "To sting (to bite, usually using a stinger)"
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          "sting",
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      "glosses": [
        "To insert; to put into."
      ],
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          "insert",
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          "put",
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        "To afflict or injure."
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          "injure",
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        "(usually in the past participle) To afflict or injure."
      ],
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        {
          "_dis": "2 5 8 3 82",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "enm",
          "name": "Sex",
          "orig": "enm:Sex",
          "parents": [
            "All topics",
            "Reproduction",
            "Fundamental",
            "Life",
            "Nature"
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      "glosses": [
        "To copulate; to have sex."
      ],
      "id": "en-styngen-enm-verb-EcsxdKn7",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) To copulate; to have sex."
      ],
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        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstinɡən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstiːnɡən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "styngen"
}
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "subjunctive"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "styngen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "stynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "stungen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stunge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "stongen",
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "stonge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "styngeth",
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "styngynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "styngende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stungen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stunge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stongen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stonge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ystungen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ystunge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sting",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stinge",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stingen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "styng",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stynge",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "styngge",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "styngen",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "styngeth",
        "2": "styngynge",
        "3": "stang",
        "4": "stungen"
      },
      "expansion": "styngen (third-person singular simple present styngeth, present participle styngynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative stang, past participle stungen)",
      "name": "enm-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "styng",
        "2": "stang",
        "3": "stung",
        "3a": "stong",
        "4": "stung",
        "4a": "stong",
        "c": "3"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-st"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "styng"
    },
    {
      "word": "styngynge"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To pierce or stab; to injure with a point."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pierce",
          "pierce"
        ],
        [
          "stab",
          "stab"
        ],
        [
          "injure",
          "injure"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To sting (to bite, usually using a stinger)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sting",
          "sting"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To insert; to put into."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "insert",
          "insert"
        ],
        [
          "put",
          "put"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To afflict or injure."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "afflict",
          "afflict"
        ],
        [
          "injure",
          "injure"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(usually in the past participle) To afflict or injure."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past",
        "usually"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To copulate; to have sex."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) To copulate; to have sex."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstinɡən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstiːnɡən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "styngen"
}

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