Morpheme
Stay
Type
free base
Denotation
secure, support, strong rope used to support a mast
Etymology
(1) Early Modern English staien; Old French estaiier, from estaie and/or (2) Middle English stai; Anglo-Norman estai; Old English stæg
Evidence
backstay, bobstay, forestay, jackstay, mainstay, stay, staybolt, stayed, stayer, staying, staylace, stayless, staymaker, stays, staysail, unstayed
