- steggi
- m. he-bird, in andarsteggi.
An Icelandic-English dictionary. Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson. 1874.
steggi
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stag — staglike, adj. /stag/, n., v., stagged, stagging, adj., adv. n. 1. an adult male deer. 2. the male of various other animals. 3. a man who attends a social gathering unaccompanied by a woman. 4. Informal. See stag party. 5. a swine or bull… … Universalium
stag — [[t]stæg[/t]] n. adj. adv. v. stagged, stag•ging 1) mam zool. an adult male deer 2) mam zool. the male of various other animals 3) a man who attends a social gathering unaccompanied by a woman 4) inf stag party 5) ahb. a swine or bull castrated… … From formal English to slang
stegh-, nasal. stengh- — stegh , nasal. stengh English meaning: to stick; pole, stalk, etc.. Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘stechen; Stange, Halm, Spitzes, Steifes” Material: Gk. στόχος “das assigned purpose, Vermutung” (στοχάζομαι “ziele, investigate from,… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
stag — [stag] n. pl. stags or stag [ME < OE stagga, akin to ON (andar)steggi, drake < IE base * stegh , to stick, pierce] 1. a full grown male deer, esp. a hart or a caribou 2. a male animal, esp. a hog, castrated in maturity 3. ☆ a) a man who… … English World dictionary
steg — I. ˈsteg noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English stegge, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic steggi drake, gander more at stag dialect Britain : gander II. intransitive verb … Useful english dictionary
