staigns

Etymology
From the same source as the verb “to sink, to get stuck,” which had a no longer extant parallel form  (resulting from vowel gradation of the same stem), from which  was derived with an extra -n (cf.  from ). A parallel form without the n,, exists in some dialects, as well as an i-stem form ; there is also another dialectal parallel form with the same grade as the verb.

Adjective

 * 1) swampy, boggy, marshy, miry such that it has humid, soft soil, where it is easy to sink and be stuck