English

Verb

steik ‎(third-person singular simple present steiks, present participle steiking, simple past and past participle steiked)

1. Alternative form of steek

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse steik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [staik]

Noun

steik f (genitive singular steikar, plural steikir)

1. roast
2. (slang) crumpet

Related terms

• steikja (to fry)

Declension

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse steik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /steiːk/
• Rhymes: -eiːk

Noun

steik f ‎(genitive singular steikar, nominative plural steikur)

1. steak, roast

Declension

Old Norse

Noun

steik f

1. roast

Descendants

• Icelandic: steik
• Faroese: steik
• Danish: steg
• Swedish: stek
• English: steak (borrowed)

References

• steik in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Scots

Alternative forms

• steyk, steke, steike, steick, steek, steake, steck, stek, stik, styk, stick, staige, staidge

Etymology

From Middle English styc, stic, from Old English stycce ‎(“piece”), Proto-Germanic *stukkiją. Compare Plautdietsch Stekj ‎(“piece”), Dutch stuk ‎(“piece”).

Noun

steik ‎(plural steiks or stikkis)

1. a piece
2. (commercial) a piece or item of goods; a small number or amount, a quantity
3. a piece or cut of cloth