Old English · adjective
stearc
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /stæ͜ɑrk/[stæ͜ɑrˠk]
- Syllables
- stæ͜ɑrk (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- starkharshsternrigidunyieldingseverebendingimpetuous
Meaning
-
severe, stern, harsh
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stiff, rigid, not bending, unyielding
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hard, rough
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strong, violent, impetuous, vehement
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | stearc | stearc | stearc |
| Accusative | stearcne | stearce | stearc |
| Genitive | stearces | stearcre | stearces |
| Dative | stearcum | stearcre | stearcum |
| Instrumental | stearce | stearcre | stearce |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | stearce | stearcastearce | stearc |
| Accusative | stearce | stearcastearce | stearc |
| Genitive | stearcra | stearcra | stearcra |
| Dative | stearcum | stearcum | stearcum |
| Instrumental | stearcum | stearcum | stearcum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | stearca | stearce | stearce |
| Accusative | stearcan | stearcan | stearce |
| Genitive | stearcan | stearcan | stearcan |
| Dative | stearcan | stearcan | stearcan |
| Instrumental | stearcan | stearcan | stearcan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | stearcan | stearcan | stearcan |
| Accusative | stearcan | stearcan | stearcan |
| Genitive | stearcrastearcena | stearcrastearcena | stearcrastearcena |
| Dative | stearcum | stearcum | stearcum |
| Instrumental | stearcum | stearcum | stearcum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *stark. Cognate with Old High German stark (German stark), Old Norse sterkr (Swedish stark, Danish stærk, Norwegian Bokmål sterk).
Descendants
stark
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