styr

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Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Partly derived directly from the verb styre and partly a loan from Middle Low German stǖr, from Proto-Germanic *stiuriją. Doublet of styre.

Noun

styr n (singular definite styret, plural indefinite styr)

  1. handlebar(s)
  2. (archaic) rudder
  3. control
Declension

References

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

styr

  1. imperative of styre

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

styr

  1. imperative of styre

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse styrr.

Noun

styr m or n (def styren or styret, uncountable)

  1. fuss, uproar

Etymology 2

Verb

styr

  1. imperative of styra

Old English

Pronunciation

Verb

stȳr

  1. singular imperative of stȳran

Swedish

Pronunciation

Verb

styr

  1. inflection of styra:
    1. present indicative
    2. imperative