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Old English · verb

styrman

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈstyr.mɑn/
[ˈstyrˠ.mɑn]
Syllables
ˈstyr · mɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
aloudstormy

Meaning

  1. to storm, be stormy, rage

  2. to storm, cry aloud, shout

    Þonne iċ būgendre stefne styrme, stille on wīcum sittað hnīgende.

    When I shout with bending voice, the still men sit bowing in dwellings.

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Conjugation

Conjugation of styrman
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular styrmestyrmde
2nd singular styrmeststyrmststyrmdest
3rd singular styrmeþstyrmþstyrmde
Plural styrmaþstyrmdon
Subjunctive
Singular styrmestyrmde
Plural styrmenstyrmden
Non-finite forms of styrman
Form
Infinitive styrman
Inflected infinitive styrmenne
Imperative singular styrm
Imperative plural styrmaþ
Present participle styrmende
Past participle styrmedġestyrmed

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sturmijaną (“to storm, be stormy”). Cognate with Old High German sturmen, Old Norse styrma. More at storm.

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