stang

Meaning

Noun

1. A forked ritual staff.
2. (archaic, obsolete) A long bar; a pole; a shaft; a stake.
3. (historical, obsolete) In land measure, a pole, rod, or perch.

Verb

1. (Scotland, intransitive) To shoot with pain, to sting.
2. (Scotland, transitive) To spear; to sting.

Verb

simple past of sting

sting

• Noun
• Verb

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/stæŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: stang

Inherited from Middle English: stangen

In summary

From Middle English stang, stong, from Old Norse stǫng, from Proto-Germanic *stangiz, *stangō (“bar, rod”), from Proto-Indo-European *stengʰ-, *stegʰ- (“to stick, sting, prick, be stiff”).