steire

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Middle English

Alternative forms

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)

  1. staircase, stairs
  2. stair, step
  3. ladder
  4. rung of a ladder
  5. degree, section, stage

Descendants

  • English: stair
  • Scots: stair
  • Yola: sthiers (plural)
  • Irish: staighre

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