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Old English · noun

stær

Normalised stǣr

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/stæːr/
Syllables
stæːr (1 syllable)
Modern English
starehistorystarling

stær1 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. history

  2. story; narrative

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of stær
SingularPlural
Nominative stǣrstǣr
Accusative stǣrstǣr
Genitive stǣresstǣra
Dative stǣrestǣrum

stær2 · noun · masculine

Senses

  1. starling

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of stær
SingularPlural
Nominative stærstaras
Accusative stærstaras
Genitive stæresstara
Dative stærestarum

stær3 · noun · masculine

Senses

  1. a stare

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of stær
SingularPlural
Nominative stærstaras
Accusative stærstaras
Genitive stæresstara
Dative stærestarum

All forms (11)

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps an alteration of earlier *stœ̄r (compare Old High German storia (“history”)), ultimately from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία (historía). Compare also Old English stēor (“guidance, direction”).

From Proto-West Germanic *star, from Proto-Germanic *staraz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tern- (“starling”) and/or Proto-Indo-European *storo- (“starling”).

From Proto-Germanic *star- (“to be rigid”), from *ster- (“to be stiff, to be strong”).

Descendants

stare

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