stynge

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English sting, stincg, from Proto-Germanic *stangiz.

Alternative forms

stenge, sting, steng

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /stinɡ/, /stindʒ/

Noun

stynge (plural styngges)

A sting; the pain caused by a stinger or any analogous pain.
(rare) A stinger; the sharp point of an insect used to sting.

Descendants

English: sting
Scots: sting

References

“sting (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-24.

Etymology 2

From Old English stingan.

Verb

stynge

Alternative form of stingen

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