styca

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An Anglo-Saxon copper coin of little value, used in Northumbria.

Pronunciation

/ˈstaɪ.kə/

Word forms

styca stycas

Etymology

From Medieval Latin styca, from Old English stycas, styċġċe pl, Northumbrian variants of Old English styċċe (“small piece of money; bit; piece”).

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