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==Etymology==
− It is probably borrowed from a Scandinavian source such as [[bor|non|steik|t=roast meat]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) related to steikja, to roast on a spit, and stikna, to be roasted,^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998) and ultimately meaning “something stuck” on a spit (see [[stick]]).^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)
+ It is probably borrowed from a Scandinavian source such as [[bor|non|steik|t=roast meat]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) related to steikja, to roast on a spit, and [[m|non|stikna]], to be roasted,^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998) and ultimately meaning “something stuck” on a spit (see [[stick]]).^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)
==Earliest recorded meaning==