steorve

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English steorfa, from Proto-West Germanic *sterbō, from Proto-Germanic *sterbô; compare sterven.

Pronunciation

  • (Early ME) IPA(key): /ˈstœrvə/

Noun

steorve (uncountable) (Early Middle English)

  1. demon, evil creature
  2. (rare) pestilence

References

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