stithy

[ stith-ee, stith-ee ]

noun

, plural stith·ies.

1. an anvil.
2. a forge or smithy.

verb (used with object)

, stith·ied, stith·y·ing.

1. Obsolete. to forge.

stithy

/ ˈstɪðɪ /

noun

1. archaic.
   a forge or anvil

verb

1. obsolete.
   tr to forge on an anvil

Word History and Origins

Origin of stithy¹

1250–1300; Middle English stithie, stethie < Old Norse stethi anvil

Word History and Origins

Origin of stithy¹

C13: from Old Norse stedhi

Example Sentences

This he in turn banged down on the anvil—stithy he called it—and beat into shape.

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“The iron was never forged on stithy that would hauld her,” said the old maid-servant.

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More true metal, rough from the Mimer-stithy, than in many a famed Greek Mythus shaped far better!

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These were sparks from his great stithy, but a man of industry and talent might have shown them proudly as a lifetime's labour.

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It may defy the best steel blade that was ever forged on Milan stithy to cut it asunder.

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