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Old English · verb

stieran

Normalised stīeran

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈsti͜yː.rɑn/
Syllables
ˈsti͜yː · rɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
steerchidepunish

Meaning

  1. to steer, guide, rule, direct

  2. to correct, restrain, withhold

    Stīeran mon sċeal strongum mōde, ond þæt on staþelum healdan, ond ġewis werum, wīsum clǣne.

    A man shall withhold with a strong mind, and hold that on groundworks, and be unswerving in the men, be clean in ways.

    10th century, The Seafarer:

  3. to reprove, chide, rebuke

  4. to punish

Conjugation

Conjugation of stieran
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular stīerestīerde
2nd singular stīereststīerststīerdest
3rd singular stīereþstīerþstīerde
Plural stīeraþstīerdon
Subjunctive
Singular stīerestīerde
Plural stīerenstīerden
Non-finite forms of stieran
Form
Infinitive stīeran
Inflected infinitive stīerenne
Imperative singular stīer
Imperative plural stīeraþ
Present participle stīerende
Past participle stīeredġestīered

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stiurijan, from Proto-Germanic *stiurijaną, whence also Old High German stiuren, Old Norse stýra. Related to Albanian shtie (“urge, drive, pour”) and shtyj (“to push”).

Descendants

steer

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