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styre.

government, regime

5 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/styːrə/[ˈsd̥yːɐ]
  1. government, regime

    neuter
  2. rule

    neuter
  3. management

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse stýri (“rudder, helm”), from Proto-Germanic *stiuriją, cognate with German Steuer n, Dutch stuur n. Doublet of styr.

verb/styːrə/[ˈsd̥yːɐ]
  1. to head, govern, rule, manage, control

    transitive
  2. to steer (to guide the course of)

    intransitive
  3. to restrain oneself

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse stýra, from Proto-Germanic *stiurijaną, cognate with English steer, German steuern, Dutch sturen. Doublet of styr.

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