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styca

/ˈstaɪ.kə/

styca noun: an Anglo-Saxon copper coin of little value, used in Northumbria.

Noun

styca (plural stycas)

  1. (historical) An Anglo-Saxon copper coin of little value, used in Northumbria.
    • They were contained in a bronze vessel, and were all stycas, consisting of 2000 of Eadred, 2000 of Ethelred[…]1859, Henry Noel Humphreys, The Coin Collector's Manual, or Guide to the Numismatic Student in the Formation of a Cabinet of Coins

Forms of styca

pluralstycas

Origin of styca

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

Questions about styca

What does styca mean?
Styca means an Anglo-Saxon copper coin of little value, used in Northumbria.
What part of speech is styca?
Styca is a noun.
How do you pronounce styca?
Styca is pronounced /ˈstaɪ.kə/.
What is the plural of styca?
The plural of styca is stycas.

Words near styca in the dictionary

  1. stwy
  2. stwys
  3. STX
  4. sty
  5. Styal
  6. styca
  7. stycas
  8. stycerin
  9. stychomythia
  10. Stydia
  11. stye

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