stoor

English

/stɔː/, /stɔɚ/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) To move; stir.
  • (intransitive) To move actively; keep stirring.
  • (intransitive) To rise up in clouds, as smoke, dust, etc.
  • (transitive) To stir up, as liquor.
  • (transitive) To pour; pour leisurely out of any vessel held high.
  • (transitive) To sprinkle.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English storen inherited from Old English *storian inherited from Proto-Germanic *sturōną (disturb, turn) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)twer-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)twer-

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