styrd

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stirðr, from Proto-Germanic *sterþjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ster (“strong, steady”). Cognate with Icelandic stirður and Faroese stirdur.

Alternative forms

Dialectal forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stʏːr/, /stʏːɽ/
  • Rhymes: -ʏːr, -ʏːɽ

Adjective

styrd (neuter styrdt, definite singular and plural styrde, comparative styrdare, indefinite superlative styrdast, definite superlative styrdaste)

  1. stiff, rigid
    Synonym: stiv
  2. sore or stiff in muscles
Derived terms
  • styrdleik

Etymology 2

Participle

styrd (masculine and feminine styrd, neuter styrt, definite singular and plural styrde)

  1. past participle of styra

References

“styrd” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Swedish

Participle

styrd

  1. past participle of styra

Adjective

styrd (not comparable)

  1. steered, controlled, governed, ruled, driven

Declension

Inflection of styrd
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular styrd — —
neuter singular styrt — —
plural styrda — —
masculine plural2 styrde — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 styrde — —
all styrda — —

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

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