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Old English · verb

stincan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class III
IPA
/ˈstin.kɑn/
[ˈstiŋ.kɑn]
Syllables
ˈstin · kɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
stinkintransitivescent

Meaning

  1. to smell (give off a scent; intransitive)

    Oleō: "iċ stince swōte."

    Oleo: "I smell sweet."

    c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English

  2. to stink (smell bad; intransitive)

    c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 11:39

    Jesus said, "Take away the stone." Then Martha said, "Lord, by now he's going to stink: he's been dead for four days."

Conjugation

Conjugation of stincan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular stincestanc
2nd singular stincststunce
3rd singular stincþstanc
Plural stincaþstuncon
Subjunctive
Singular stincestunce
Plural stincenstuncen
Non-finite forms of stincan
Form
Infinitive stincan
Inflected infinitive stincenne
Imperative singular stinc
Imperative plural stincaþ
Present participle stincende
Past participle stuncenġestuncen

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stinkwan.

Descendants

stink

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