stee

See also: Stee

English

Etymology

From Middle English stee, ste, sty, stie, sti, stegh, stiȝe (“ladder”), from Old Norse stegi, stigi (“ladder, step, steep ascent”), from Proto-Germanic *stigiz (“an ascent, climb”). Cognate with Old English stiġe (“ascent or descent”), German Stiege (“staircase”). See stair, sty, stile.

Noun

stee (plural stees)

1. (obsolete, UK, dialect) A ladder.

References

• “stee”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Sète, Tees, este, see't, tees

Luxembourgish

Verb

stee

1. singular imperative of steeën

Middle English

Noun

stee

1. (Northern) alternative form of stie (“ladder”)

Venetan

Noun

stee

1. plural of stea