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Old English · noun

stycce

Normalised styċċe

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong ja-stem
IPA
/ˈstyt.t͡ʃe/
Syllables
ˈstyt · t͡ʃe (2 syllables)
Modern English
piecestitch mealestitchmealstucklingstycamitecoinspan

Meaning

  1. piece

    Hit wæs tōdǣled on twā styċċu.

    It was divided into two pieces.

  2. a piece of money, a mite; a coin

  3. a short span of time, a little while

Declension

Declension of stycce
SingularPlural
Nominative styċċestyċċu
Accusative styċċestyċċu
Genitive styċċesstyċċa
Dative styċċestyċċum

All forms (5)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *stukkī, from Proto-Germanic *stukkiją (“piece”). Cognate with Old Saxon stukki, Old High German stucki, Old Norse stykki.

Descendants

stitch meale, stitchmeal, stuckling, styca

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