stycce

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstyt.t͡ʃe/

Noun

styċċe n

  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

Strong ja-stem:

singular plural
nominative styċċe styċċu
accusative styċċe styċċu
genitive styċċes styċċa
dative styċċe styċċum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: stucche, stecche, stech, steche, sticche, stitche, stuche
  • English: styca (possibly via Middle Latin styca)
  • ? English: stuckling