An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

3. To fix, to fasten.
Douglas.

Germ. steck-en, Teut. stick-en, figere.

Steik, Steek, Styk, s.
1. The act of stitching with a needle, S.
Ferguson.
2. The threads in sewed work.
Burns.
3. A small portion of work, S.
N. Burne.
4. To the steeks, completely.
A. Doug.

To STEIK, v. a.
1. To shut, to close, S.
Douglas.
2. To stop, to choke up.
Barbour.

Teut. steck-en, claudere ligneis clavis.

STEIK, s. A piece of cloth.
Acts Ja. V.

A. S. sticce, a piece; Su. G. staeck-a, decurtare.

STEIKIS, s. pl. Money.
P. 16th Cent.

A. S. styc, styca, a small brass coin.

STEIL, s. Handle, as, of a plough.