stynk
Middle English
Alternative forms
- stynke, stinke, stink, stinc, stync, stinck, styngke
Etymology
A back-formation from stinken.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stink/
Noun
stynk (plural stynkis)
- A stench; a displeasing or repulsive smell.
- Something which causes or has such a repulsive smell.
- The fires of hell (thought to smell of sulphur)
- Sin; that which is considered to be wrong by religious authorities.
Descendants
- English: stink
- Scots: stink
References
- “stink (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-24.