stinga

Icelandic

/ˈstiŋka/

verb-strong
Definitions
  • (ambitransitive) to stab, to sting, to prick
  • (ambitransitive) to wound, to hurt
  • (transitive) to prick with something, to stab with something
  • (transitive) to slip something, to put something
  • (impersonal) to strike someone

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse stinga (put, stick) derived from Proto-Germanic *stinganą.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*stinganą

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