stile

Middle English

/stiːl/, /ˈstiːl(ə)/

noun
Definitions
  • stile set of stairs over a bank or wall
  • A rung or bar of a ladder.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English stiġel (stile, set of steps for getting over a fence) inherited from Proto-Germanic *stigilō (overpass, entry, stile, entrance, device for climbing).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*stigilō

Gloss

overpass, entry, stile, entrance, device for climbing

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