"stif" meaning in Old English

See stif in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /stiːf/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *stīf. Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*stīf}} Proto-West Germanic *stīf Head templates: {{ang-adj|stīf}} stīf Inflection templates: {{ang-adecl|stīf}} Forms: stīf [canonical], strong [table-tags], stīf [masculine, nominative, singular], stīf [feminine, nominative, singular], stīf [neuter, nominative, singular], stīfne [accusative, masculine, singular], stīfe [accusative, feminine, singular], stīf [accusative, neuter, singular], stīfes [genitive, masculine, singular], stīfre [feminine, genitive, singular], stīfes [genitive, neuter, singular], stīfum [dative, masculine, singular], stīfre [dative, feminine, singular], stīfum [dative, neuter, singular], stīfe [instrumental, masculine, singular], stīfre [feminine, instrumental, singular], stīfe [instrumental, neuter, singular], stīfe [masculine, nominative, plural], stīfa [feminine, nominative, plural], stīfe [feminine, nominative, plural], stīf [neuter, nominative, plural], stīfe [accusative, masculine, plural], stīfa [accusative, feminine, plural], stīfe [accusative, feminine, plural], stīf [accusative, neuter, plural], stīfra [genitive, masculine, plural], stīfra [feminine, genitive, plural], stīfra [genitive, neuter, plural], stīfum [dative, masculine, plural], stīfum [dative, feminine, plural], stīfum [dative, neuter, plural], stīfum [instrumental, masculine, plural], stīfum [feminine, instrumental, plural], stīfum [instrumental, neuter, plural], weak [table-tags], stīfa [masculine, nominative, singular], stīfe [feminine, nominative, singular], stīfe [neuter, nominative, singular], stīfan [accusative, masculine, singular], stīfan [accusative, feminine, singular], stīfe [accusative, neuter, singular], stīfan [genitive, masculine, singular], stīfan [feminine, genitive, singular], stīfan [genitive, neuter, singular], stīfan [dative, masculine, singular], stīfan [dative, feminine, singular], stīfan [dative, neuter, singular], stīfan [instrumental, masculine, singular], stīfan [feminine, instrumental, singular], stīfan [instrumental, neuter, singular], stīfan [masculine, nominative, plural], stīfan [feminine, nominative, plural], stīfan [neuter, nominative, plural], stīfan [accusative, masculine, plural], stīfan [accusative, feminine, plural], stīfan [accusative, neuter, plural], stīfra [genitive, masculine, plural], stīfena [genitive, masculine, plural], stīfra [feminine, genitive, plural], stīfena [feminine, genitive, plural], stīfra [genitive, neuter, plural], stīfena [genitive, neuter, plural], stīfum [dative, masculine, plural], stīfum [dative, feminine, plural], stīfum [dative, neuter, plural], stīfum [instrumental, masculine, plural], stīfum [feminine, instrumental, plural], stīfum [instrumental, neuter, plural]
  1. Stiff, firm, hard
    Sense id: en-stif-ang-adj-jjmJ13by
  2. Strong, fixed
    Sense id: en-stif-ang-adj-cAYEsybR
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "plural"
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    {
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    {
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stīfena",
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "feminine",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stīfena",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stīfra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stīfum",
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        "plural"
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    },
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        "plural"
      ]
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      ]
    },
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "plural"
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    }
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        "1": "stīf"
      },
      "expansion": "stīf",
      "name": "ang-adj"
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Stiff, firm, hard"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Stiff",
          "Stiff"
        ],
        [
          "firm",
          "firm"
        ],
        [
          "hard",
          "hard"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Strong, fixed"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Strong",
          "Strong"
        ],
        [
          "fixed",
          "fixed"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/stiːf/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "stif"
}

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