stakyng

Middle English

Alternative forms

• staking

Etymology

From Old English stacung; equivalent to stake +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstaːkinɡ/

Noun

stakyng (rare)

1. The insertion of a stake.
2. A fish trap made with stakes.
3. A support for a vine.
4. (figuratively) Intense pain.

Descendants

• English: staking

References

• “stāking(e, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-12-02.