See Also: stithy(dictionary)

stithy (iou)



stithy noun & verb. Now chiefly arch. or poet. ME.
[Old Norse steei, from Germanic base also of STAND verb: infl. by assoc. with SMITHY. Cf. STITH noun.]
A. noun.
An anvil. ME.
Anatomy. The incus of the ear. rare. L16-E17.
A forge, a smithy. E17.
A disease of horses and cattle. E17-E18.
B. verb trans. Forge, shape by heating and hammering. LME-E17.