styrman

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See also: styrmän

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sturmijaną (to storm, be stormy). Cognate with Old High German sturmen, Old Norse styrma. More at storm.

Pronunciation

Verb

styrman

  1. to storm, be stormy, rage
  2. to storm, cry aloud, shout
    • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 8:
      Þonne iċ būgendre stefne styrme, stille on wīcum sittað hnīgende.
      When I shout with bending voice, the still men sit bowing in dwellings.

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Swedish

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Etymology

styra (steer) +‎ man (man)

Noun

styrman c

  1. (nautical) a (first) mate
  2. (aviation) a (first) officer
  3. (prior to 1972) a non-commissioned officer grade in the Swedish Navy
  4. (rowing) a coxswain
    Synonym: cox

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