different between stithy vs stiddy

English

From Middle English stethi, borrowed from Old Norse steði.

stithy (plural stithies)

stiddy (comparative stiddier, superlative stiddiest)

stiddy (plural stiddies)

An anvil
- 2003 Howard Peach, "Curious Tales of Old North Yorkshire" [3]
  On special occasions at Lythe the old stiddy (anvil) is dragged outside and primed with wooden plugs containing gunpowder. When all spectators are well out of any possible danger, the plugs are fired with a prod from an iron pole.
A blacksmith's shop; a stithy.

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