sture

See also: Sture

Dutch

Verb

sture

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of sturen

Anagrams

• ruste, steur

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

sture

1. inflection of stur:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Scots

Adjective

sture (comparative mair sture, superlative maist sture)

1. big, large, stout, burly, substantial.
2. of persons: strong, sturdy, stout-hearted, valiant.

   Britons sture, aye kept the floor, An' Denmark hude in awe, man.

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3. rough in manner or appearance, grim, gruff, austere, stern, forbidding, hard, determined, unyielding.

   The bairn Alison is not used to such company as a sture auld wife like me.

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4. of a sound, of the voice, etc.: deep and hoarse, harsh, gruff, rough.

   Ye may grane out yere ain auld sture and dour laugh.

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