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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
- to storm, be stormy, rage
- 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.
Conjugation
Descendants
Swedish
Etymology
styra (“steer”) + man (“man”)
Noun
styrman c
- (nautical) a (first) mate
- (aviation) a (first) officer
- (prior to 1972) a non-commissioned officer grade in the Swedish Navy
- (rowing) a coxswain
- Synonym: cox
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