styrman
See also: styrmän
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *sturmijaną (“to storm, be stormy”). Cognate with Old High German sturmen, Old Norse styrma. More at storm.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editstyrman
- to storm, be stormy, rage
- to storm, cry aloud, shout
- 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 8[1]:
- Þonne iċ būgendre stefne styrme, stille on wīcum sittað hnīgende.
- When I shout with bending voice, the still men sit bowing in dwellings.
Conjugation
editConjugation of styrman (weak class 1)
infinitive | styrman | styrmenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | styrme | styrmde |
second person singular | styrmest, styrmst | styrmdest |
third person singular | styrmeþ, styrmþ | styrmde |
plural | styrmaþ | styrmdon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | styrme | styrmde |
plural | styrmen | styrmden |
imperative | ||
singular | styrm | |
plural | styrmaþ | |
participle | present | past |
styrmende | (ġe)styrmed |
Descendants
edit- Middle English: sturmen
Swedish
editEtymology
editstyra (“steer”) + man (“man”)
Noun
editstyrman 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
Declension
editDeclension of styrman | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | styrman | styrmannen | styrmän | styrmännen |
Genitive | styrmans | styrmannens | styrmäns | styrmännens |
Derived terms
editReferences
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- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English verbs
- Old English terms with quotations
- Old English class 1 weak verbs
- Swedish compound terms
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
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- sv:Aviation
- sv:Rowing