styrman
See also: styrmän
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sturmijaną (“to storm, be stormy”). Cognate with Old High German sturmen, Old Norse styrma. More at storm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstyr.mɑn/, [ˈstyrˠ.mɑn]
Verb
styrman
- to storm, be stormy, rage
- to storm, cry aloud, shout
- 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 8[1]:
- Þonne iċ būgendre stefne styrme, stille on wīcum sittað hnīgende.
- When I shout with bending voice, the still men sit bowing in dwellings.
Conjugation
Conjugation of styrman (weak, class 1)
| infinitive | styrman | styrmenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | styrme | styrmde |
| second person singular | styrmest, styrmst | styrmdest |
| third person singular | styrmeþ, styrmþ | styrmde |
| plural | styrmaþ | styrmdon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | styrme | styrmde |
| plural | styrmen | styrmden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | styrm | |
| plural | styrmaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| styrmende | (ġe)styrmed | |
Descendants
- Middle English: sturmen
Swedish
Etymology
styra (“steer”) + man (“man”)
Noun
styrman c
- (nautical) a (first) mate
- (aviation) a (first) officer
- (prior to 1972) a non-commissioned officer grade in the Swedish Navy
- (rowing) a coxswain
- Synonym: cox
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | styrman | styrmans |
| definite | styrmannen | styrmannens | |
| plural | indefinite | styrmän | styrmäns |
| definite | styrmännen | styrmännens |
Derived terms
- förste styrman