stýra

Icelandic

/ˈstiːra/

verb-weak
Definitions
  • to steer
  • to control, govern
  • (grammar) to govern
  • (statistics) to control (for a variable; used with the preposition fyrir (for))

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse stýra inherited from Proto-Germanic *stiurijaną (steer, ferry).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*stiurijaną

Gloss

steer, ferry

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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