Participles
| Present | stīerende |
| Past | (ġe)stīered |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | stīere |
| 2nd sing. | stīerest; stīerst |
| 3rd sing. | stīereþ; stīerþ |
| 1st plur. | stīeraþ |
| 2nd plur. | stīeraþ |
| 3rd plur. | stīeraþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | stīerde |
| 2nd sing. | stīerdest |
| 3rd sing. | stīerde |
| 1st plur. | stīerdon |
| 2nd plur. | stīerdon |
| 3rd plur. | stīerdon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | stīere |
| 2nd sing. | stīere |
| 3rd sing. | stīere |
| 1st plur. | stīeren |
| 2nd plur. | stīeren |
| 3rd plur. | stīeren |
Past
| 1st sing. | stīerde |
| 2nd sing. | stīerde |
| 3rd sing. | stīerde |
| 1st plur. | stīerden |
| 2nd plur. | stīerden |
| 3rd plur. | stīerden |
Imperative
| Singular | stīer |
| Plural | stīeraþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'stieran'
stieran,
Verbs similar to 'stieran'
scieran,
stieman,
tieran,
ætberan,
ætiecan,
ætiewan,
hieran,
sceran,
scierpan,
sierwan,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *stiurijan, from Proto-Germanic *stiurijaną, whence also Old High German stiuren, Old Norse stýra. Related to Albanian shtie (“urge, drive, pour”) and shtyj (“to push”). See: Proto-Germanic '
*stiurijaną'.
Sample Sentences
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Stīeran mon sċeal strongum mōde, ond þæt on staþelum healdan, ond ġewis werum, wīsum clǣne. (A man shall withhold with a strong mind, and hold that on groundworks, and be unswerving in the men, be clean in ways.) [10th century, The Seafarer:]
Cognates
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