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Old English · adjective

stanig

Normalised stāniġ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈstɑː.nij/
Syllables
ˈstɑː · nij (2 syllables)
Modern English
stonyrocky

Meaning

  1. stony, rocky

    Þæt sǣd þe bufon ðām stǣniġum lande fēol sprytte hwæthwega, ac ðāðā sēo hǣte cōm, ðā forsċranc hit, forðan ðe hit næfde nǣnne wǣtan.

    The seed that fell upon the stony ground sprouted somewhat, but when the heat came, it withered, for it never had any moisture.

    Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

Declension

All forms (20)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stainag, from Proto-Germanic *stainagaz (“stony”), equivalent to stān + -iġ.

Descendants

stony

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