steorfan

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *sterbaną. Cognate with Old Frisian sterva, Old Saxon stervan, Old Dutch stervan, Old High German sterban.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈste͜or.fɑn/, [ˈste͜orˠ.vɑn]

Verb[edit]

steorfan

  1. to die

Conjugation[edit]

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Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: sterven, sterve
    • English: starve
    • Scots: sterve