stying

We have found lemma(root) word of stying : sty.

Definitions


[stʌɪ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a pigsty


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English stī- (in stīfearh ‘sty pig’), probably identical with stig ‘hall’ (see steward), of Germanic origin


[stʌɪ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- keep (a pig) in a sty
(e.g: the most beggarly place that ever pigs were stied in)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English stī- (in stīfearh ‘sty pig’), probably identical with stig ‘hall’ (see steward), of Germanic origin


[stʌɪ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an inflamed swelling on the edge of an eyelid, caused by bacterial infection of the gland at the base of an eyelash


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: from dialect styany, from styan (from Old English stīgend ‘riser’) + eye




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