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st
e
nċ
N (masc, a-stem)
a smell, scent, odour
Source:
https://bosworthtoller.com/28874
Attested in
Aelfric's Colloquy 2
("stenċe")
originates from: PGmc
*stunkʷi-
"hit; smell" (stunkʷi-
>
stunkwi
>
stunki
>
stynki
>
stynk) through pgmc-to-oe
(source:
Kroonen 2013
:487)
Inflected forms
stenċe
"stench
.dat
" (
oe-dat
)