stuur

Dutch (Brabantic)

/styr/

noun
Definitions
  • A steering device, notably a steering wheel in a vehicle or handlebars on a bicycle.
  • (figuratively) (used absolutely, with the definite article: het stuur) Control.
  • (obsolete) A tax, a levy.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch stier.

Origin

Middle Dutch

stier

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