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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse stýri (“rudder, helm”), from Proto-Germanic *stiuriją, cognate with German Steuer n, Dutch stuur n. Doublet of styr.
Noun
styre n (singular definite styret, plural indefinite styrer)
- government, regime
- rule
- management
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Etymology 2
From Old Norse stýra, from Proto-Germanic *stiurijaną, cognate with English steer, German steuern, Dutch sturen. Doublet of styr.
Verb
styre (past tense styrede, past participle styret)
- (transitive) to head, govern, rule, manage, control
- (intransitive) to steer (to guide the course of)
- (reflexive) to restrain oneself
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse stýri.
Noun
styre n (definite singular styret, indefinite plural styrer, definite plural styra or styrene)
- administration, government, rule
- a board of directors, or board of any organisation.
- handlebar(s) of a bicycle or motorcycle.
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Etymology 2
From Old Norse stýra.
Verb
styre (imperative styr, present tense styrer, passive styres, simple past styrte, past participle styrt, present participle styrende)
- to govern, to rule
- to guide, to pilot, to steer
- to control
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse stýri.
Noun
styre n (definite singular styret, indefinite plural styre, definite plural styra)
- administration, government, rule
- a board of directors, or board of any organisation.
- handlebar(s) of a bicycle or motorcycle.
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Etymology 2
Verb
styre (present tense styrer, past tense styrte, past participle styrt, passive infinitive styrast, present participle styrande, imperative styr)
- Alternative form of styra
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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse stýri.
Pronunciation
Noun
styre n
- government, regime
- rule
- management
- a handlebar (on a bicycle)
- (physics, electronics) a gate
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