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Middle English
Etymology
From Old English stǣġer, from Proto-West Germanic *staigri, from Proto-Germanic *staigriz. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English inflected forms.
Pronunciation
Noun
steire (plural steires or steiren)
- staircase, stairs
- stair, step
- ladder
- rung of a ladder
- degree, section, stage
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