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• sty — English has two distinct words sty. The ‘pig enclosure’ [OE] is not recorded for certain as an independent word before the 13th century, but it occurs in compounds in Old English, and it is probably the same word as Old English stig ‘hall’… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• sty — {{11}}sty (1) pen for pigs, O.E. sti, stig hall, pen (in sti fearh), from P.Gmc. *stijan (Cf. O.N. stia sty, kennel, O.H.G. stiga pen for small cattle ). {{12}}sty (2) inflamed swelling in the eyelid, 1610s, probably a back formation from M.E.… …   Etymology dictionary

• sty — sty1 noun (plural sties) a pigsty. verb (sties, stying, stied) archaic keep (a pig) in a sty. Origin OE stī (in stīfearh sty pig ), prob. identical with stig hall (see steward), of Gmc origin. sty2 (also stye …   English new terms dictionary

• sty — Ⅰ. sty [1] ► NOUN (pl. sties) ▪ a pigsty. ORIGIN from an Old English word found in the combination «sty pig». Ⅱ. sty [2] (also stye) ► NOUN (pl …   English terms dictionary

• sty — English has two distinct words sty. The ‘pig enclosure’ [OE] is not recorded for certain as an independent word before the 13th century, but it occurs in compounds in Old English, and it is probably the same word as Old English stig ‘hall’… …   Word origins

• sty — sty1 [stī] n. pl. sties [ME stie < OE sti, stig, hall, enclosure, prob. < IE base * stāi , to stop up, thicken > STONE] 1. a pen for pigs 2. any foul or filthy place vt., vi. stied, stying to lodge in or as in a sty sty2 …   English World dictionary

• sty — 1. n. & v. n. (pl. sties) 1 a pen or enclosure for pigs. 2 a filthy room or dwelling. 3 a place of debauchery. v.tr. & intr. (sties, stied) lodge in a sty. Etymology: OE sti, prob. = stig hall (cf. STEWARD), f. Gmc 2. n. (also stye) (pl …   Useful english dictionary

• stiony — variant of styany dial …   Useful english dictionary

• stynch — stynch(e, styney see stench, styany …   Useful english dictionary

• stynche — stynch(e, styney see stench, styany …   Useful english dictionary