stenecian

Pronunciation: /ˈste.ne.ki.ɑn/

“stenecian” is an Old English word. Its meaning in English:

verb

to pant, emit breath with effort

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stanikōn, from Proto-Germanic *stanikōną, *stanukōną (“to make a sound repeatedly, pant”), equivalent to stenan + -cian. Cognate with Old Norse stanka (whence Swedish stånka (“to pant”), Scots stank, stunk (“to breathe heavy, pant”)).

More Old English words

stemn
stempan
stenan
stenc
steng
steopbearn
steopcild
steopdohtor

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