steor

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

steor

  1. alternative form of steer

Etymology 2

Noun

steor

  1. alternative form of stere (rudder, control)-

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ste͜oːr/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *steur, see also Old High German stior, Old Norse stjórr.

Noun

stēor m

  1. young bull
Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative stēor stēoras
accusative stēor stēoras
genitive stēores stēora
dative stēore stēorum
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Middle English: steer, steor, ster, stere
    • English: steer
    • Middle Scots: ster, stere, steir

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *stiuriją, from the verb *stiurijaną.

Noun

stēor n

  1. rudder
Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative stēor stēor
accusative stēor stēor
genitive stēores stēora
dative stēore stēorum

Noun

stēor f

  1. steering, direction, guidance
  2. rule, regulation; correction, discipline, reproof; rebuke, check, restraint
  3. punishment, penalty
Declension

Strong ō-stem:

Derived terms
Descendants

Yola

Noun

steor

  1. alternative form of starr

References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 69