steire

Middle English

Alternative forms

• staire, stayre, stayer, steir, steyr, steyre, steyer, ster, steiȝer, steiher

Etymology

From Old English stǣġer, from Proto-Germanic *staigriz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛi̯(ə)r/

Noun

steire (plural steires or steiren)

1. staircase, stairs
2. stair, step
3. ladder
4. rung of a ladder
5. degree, section, stage

Descendants

• English: stair
• Scots: stair

References

• “steir(e (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-03.