styrd

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stirðr, from Proto-Germanic *sterþjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ster (“strong, steady”). Cognate with Icelandic stirður and Faroese stirdur.

Alternative forms

• stør, støl

Dialectal forms

• stird
• sterd
• stjard
• stjerd
• stjur’e
• stæl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stʏːr/, /stʏːɽ/
• Rhymes: -ʏːr, -ʏːɽ

Adjective

styrd (neuter styrdt, definite singular and plural styrde, comparative styrdare, indefinite superlative styrdast, definite superlative styrdaste)

1. stiff, rigid

   Synonym: stiv

2. sore or stiff in muscles

Derived terms

• styrdleik

Etymology 2

Participle

styrd (masculine and feminine styrd, neuter styrt, definite singular and plural styrde)

1. past participle of styra

References

“styrd” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Swedish

Participle

styrd

1. past participle of styra

Adjective

styrd (not comparable)

1. steered, controlled, governed, ruled, driven

Declension

Inflection of styrd
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	styrd	—	—
Neuter singular	styrt	—	—
Plural	styrda	—	—
Masculine plural3	styrde	—	—
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	styrde	—	—
All	styrda	—	—
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Derived terms

• efterfrågestyrd
• högerstyrd
• vänsterstyrd