steorra

Old English

Alternative forms

• stearra

Etymology

From West Germanic *sterrō, variant of *sternō, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Cognate with Old Frisian stera, Old Saxon sterro, Old High German sterro and sterno, Old Norse stjarna, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌽𐍉 (stairnō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈste͜or.rɑ/, [ˈste͜orˠ.rˠɑ]

Noun

steorra m

1. star

   tō þām steorrum þurh blōd

   to the stars through blood

Declension

Declension of steorra (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	steorra	steorran
accusative	steorran	steorran
genitive	steorran	steorrena
dative	steorran	steorrum

Synonyms

• tungol

Derived terms

• ǣfensteorra

Descendants

• Middle English: sterre
  • English: star
  • Scots: ster