stearn

See also: Stearn

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German stören, from Old High German stōren, from Proto-West Germanic *staurijan. Cognates include German stören and Dutch storen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃd̥e̞ɐ̯n/
  • Hyphenation: stearn

Verb

stearn (past participle gsteart)

  1. to disturb, to interfere, to bother

Conjugation

Conjugation of stearn
infinitive stearn
past participle gsteart
present past subjunctive
1st person singular stear stearad
2nd person singular stearst stearadst
3rd person singular steart stearad
1st person plural stearn stearadn
2nd person plural stearts stearats
3rd person plural stearn stearadn
imperative
singular stear
plural stearts

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *staraz, compare the modern starling.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stæ͜ɑrn/, [stæ͜ɑrˠn]

Noun

stearn m

  1. a kind of bird

Usage notes

The identity of the stearn is not clear in the Old English corpus, although Bosworth-Toller notes that descendants in various British dialects refer to the starling, common tern, and sea tern, so the stearn may have referred to one of these animals.

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “starling”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.