"stey" meaning in Scots

See stey in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: steyer [comparative], steyest [superlative]
Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|comparative|steyer||steyest|||superlative|steyest||steyest||}} stey (comparative steyer, superlative steyest), {{sco-adj|steyer|steyest}} stey (comparative steyer, superlative steyest)
  1. (dated) steep (of an ascent or a geographical feature) Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-stey-sco-adj-8PLE2w3Y Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 43 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 38 33 Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 29 38 33

Noun

Forms: steys [plural]
Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|steys|||||cat2=|cat3=|checkredlinks=1|head=}} stey (plural steys), {{sco-noun}} stey (plural steys)
  1. stay
    Sense id: en-stey-sco-noun-Ob4VKJx5 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 43 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 38 33 Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 29 38 33

Verb

Forms: steys [present, singular, third-person], steyin [participle, present], steyd [participle, past], steyd [past]
Head templates: {{sco-verb/getPres3rdSg|steys|steyin|steyd|steyd}} steys, {{sco-verb/getPresP|steys|steyin|steyd|steyd}} steyin, {{sco-verb/getPast|steys|steyin|steyd|steyd}} steyd, {{sco-verb/getPastP|steys|steyin|steyd|steyd}} steyd, {{sco-verb/getPast|steys|steyin|steyd|steyd}} steyd, {{sco-verb/getPast|steys|steyin|steyd|steyd}} steyd, {{sco-verb/getPastP|steys|steyin|steyd|steyd}} steyd, {{sco-verb/getPast|steys|steyin|steyd|steyd}} steyd, {{sco-verb/getPastP|steys|steyin|steyd|steyd}} steyd, {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|steys|present participle|steyin|simple past and past participle|steyd|||head=}} stey (third-person singular simple present steys, present participle steyin, simple past and past participle steyd), {{sco-verb|steys|steyin|steyd|steyd}} stey (third-person singular simple present steys, present participle steyin, simple past and past participle steyd)
  1. stay
    Sense id: en-stey-sco-verb-Ob4VKJx5 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 43 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 38 33 Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 29 38 33

Inflected forms

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