From Old Norse stirðr, from Proto-Germanic *sterþjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ster (“strong, steady”). Cognate with Icelandic stirður and Faroese stirdur.
styrd (neuter styrdt, definite singular and plural styrde, comparative styrdare, indefinite superlative styrdast, definite superlative styrdaste)
styrd (masculine and feminine styrd, neuter styrt, definite singular and plural styrde)
“styrd” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
styrd
styrd (not comparable)
Inflection of styrd | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | styrd | — | — |
Neuter singular | styrt | — | — |
Plural | styrda | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | styrde | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | styrde | — | — |
All | styrda | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |