styrte

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German störten, from Old Saxon *sturtian, from Proto-West Germanic *sturtijan, cognate with German stürzen, English start, Dutch storten. Doublet of starte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /styrtə/, [ˈsd̥yɐ̯d̥ə]

Verb

styrte (past tense styrtede, past participle styrtet)

1. (intransitive) to rush
2. (intransitive) to fall down
3. (transitive) to overthrow
4. (reflexive) to jump

Conjugation

Inflection of styrte

	present	past
simple	styrter	styrtede
perfect	har styrtet	havde styrtet
passive	styrtes	styrtedes
participle	styrtende	styrtet
imperative	styrt	—
infinitive	styrte	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	styrten	—

Derived terms

• nedstyrte
• omstyrte
• styrt
• styrte ned
• styrte sammen

References

• “styrte” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German storten.

Verb

styrte (imperative styrt, present tense styrter, passive styrtes, simple past and past participle styrta or styrtet, present participle styrtende)

1. to rush, dash
2. to fall down, topple over, plunge
3. to crash (aircraft)
4. to overthrow, topple (a government)

Derived terms

• styrt (noun)

Etymology 2

Verb

styrte

1. simple past of styre

References

• “styrte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German storten.

Alternative forms

• styrta

Verb

styrte (present tense styrtar, past tense styrta, past participle styrta, passive infinitive styrtast, present participle styrtande, imperative styrte/styrt)

1. to rush, dash
2. to fall down, topple over, plunge
3. to crash (aircraft)
4. to overthrow, topple (a government)

Derived terms

• styrt (noun)

Etymology 2

Verb

styrte

1. past of styra and styre

References

• “styrte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.