Meanings
- obsoleteParty-coloured.
Origin
- Middle Englishstevynyd
- Englishstevened
From Middle English stevynyd, stevend, alteration of earlier steyned, steynyd (literally “stained”), past participle of steynen, steinen (“to stain”). More at stain.
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