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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)
- handlebar(s)
- (archaic) rudder
- control
Declension
References
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
styr
- imperative of styre
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
styr
- imperative of styre
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Norse styrr.
Noun
styr m or n (def styren or styret, uncountable)
- fuss, uproar
Etymology 2
Verb
styr
- imperative of styra
Old English
Pronunciation
Verb
stȳr
- singular imperative of stȳran
Swedish
Pronunciation
Verb
styr
- inflection of styra:
- present indicative
- imperative