sterre

sterre

1. plural of ster

sterre

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

From Old Dutch sterro, sterno, from Proto-West Germanic *sternō, from Proto-Germanic *sternô, *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

sterre f or m

1. star

• sterne

• Dutch: ster
  • Afrikaans: ster
  • Negerhollands: ster
  • → Indonesian: seter
• Limburgish: stèr, stèrn
• West Flemish: sterre

• “sterre”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “sterre (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Inherited from Old English steorra, from Proto-West Germanic *sterrō, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Doublet of sterne.

• star, starre, ster, sterrie, sturre
• steorre, stoerre (Southern, Southwest Midland)
• steorra, storre (Early Middle English)

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛr(ə)/
• (Southern, West Midlands) IPA^(key): /ˈstœr(ə)/

sterre (plural sterres or sterren)

1. star
   • (Can we date this quote?), The Book of the Duchess:

     I dar wel putte thee out of doute −− To make of thee as yet a sterre.

     I dare well put thee out of doubt -- To make of thee as yet a star.

• English: star (see there for further descendants)
• Scots: ster
• Yola: starr, steor

• “sterre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

sterre

1. alternative form of stere (“leader”)