sterve

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English

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Verb

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sterve (third-person singular simple present sterves, present participle sterving, simple past and past participle sterved)

  1. Obsolete form of starve.

Central Franconian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German sterven, northern variant of sterben, from Proto-Germanic *sterbaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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sterve (third-person singular present stirv or sterv, past tense storv, past participle jestorve)

  1. (Ripuarian) to die
    Wä am Jalleje sterve soll, dä weed em Rhing nit versuffe.
    He who’s meant to die on the gallows won’t drown in the Rhine. (Old fatalistic proverb)

Usage notes

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  • The third-person singular has /i/ or /e/. The past tense has /o/. The past participle has usually /ɔ/, but may also be heard with /o/.

Dutch

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Verb

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sterve

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

Anagrams

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Middle English

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Verb

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sterve

  1. Alternative form of sterven

Noun

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sterve (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of steorve

Scots

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Verb

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sterve

  1. To die, perish