steor
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
steor
- alternative form of steer
Etymology 2
Noun
steor
- alternative form of stere (“rudder, control”)-
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ste͜oːr/
- Rhymes: -e͜oːr
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *steur, see also Old High German stior, Old Norse stjórr.
Noun
stēor m
- young bull
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | stēor | stēoras |
| accusative | stēor | stēoras |
| genitive | stēores | stēora |
| dative | stēore | stēorum |
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *stiuriją, from the verb *stiurijaną.
Noun
stēor n
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | stēor | stēor |
| accusative | stēor | stēor |
| genitive | stēores | stēora |
| dative | stēore | stēorum |
Noun
stēor f
- steering, direction, guidance
- rule, regulation; correction, discipline, reproof; rebuke, check, restraint
- punishment, penalty
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | stēor | stēora, stēore |
| accusative | stēore | stēora, stēore |
| genitive | stēore | stēora |
| dative | stēore | stēorum |
Derived terms
Descendants
Yola
Noun
steor
- alternative form of starr
References
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 69