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stingen

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English stingan, from Proto-Germanic *stinganą.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstinɡən/, /ˈstindʒən/

Verb

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stingen

  1. To impale or gore with a piercing instrument.
  2. To sting (to bite, usually using a stinger)
  3. To put inside of; to perform insertion.
  4. (usually in the past participle) To afflict or injure.
  5. (figurative) To copulate; to have sex.

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • English: sting
  • Scots: sting

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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stingen m

  1. definite singular of sting