stervan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sterbaną.

Verb

stervan

1. to die

Inflection

Conjugation of stervan (strong class 3)

infinitive	stervan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	stervo, stervon	starf
2nd person singular	stirvis, stirvist	sturvi, sturvis
3rd person singular	stirvit	starf
1st person plural	stervon	sturvun
2nd person plural	stervet	sturvut
3rd person plural	stervont	sturvun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	sterve	sturvi
2nd person singular	sterves, stervest	sturvi, sturvis
3rd person singular	sterve	sturvi
1st person plural	sterven	sturvin
2nd person plural	stervet	sturvit
3rd person plural	sterven	sturvin
imperative	present
singular	sterf, stirf
plural	stervet
participle	present	past
	stervandi	storvan, gistorvan

Derived terms

• gistervan

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: sterven
  • Dutch: sterven
    • Afrikaans: sterf, sterwe
  • Limburgish: stèrve

Further reading

• “stervan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sterbaną.

Verb

stervan

1. to die, become lifeless

Conjugation

Conjugation of stervan (strong class 3)

infinitive	stervan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	stirvu	starf
2nd person singular	stirvis	sturvi
3rd person singular	stirvid	starf
plural	stervad	sturvun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	sterve	sturvi
2nd person singular	sterves	sturvis
3rd person singular	sterve	sturvi
plural	sterven	sturvin
imperative	present
singular	sterf
plural	stervad
participle	present	past
	stirvandi	gistorvan, storvan

Descendants

• Middle Low German: sterven, starven
  • Low German: starven, staarven