"sterten" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Middle English]

Etymology: From Old English styrtan, from Proto-West Germanic *sturtijan (“to startle, move, set in motion”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|styrtan}} Old English styrtan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*sturtijan||to startle, move, set in motion}} Proto-West Germanic *sturtijan (“to startle, move, set in motion”) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} sterten
  1. to leap
    Sense id: en-sterten-enm-verb-xoqHP9ty Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 55 19 25
  2. to start
    Sense id: en-sterten-enm-verb-oflTPAl3
  3. to begin
    Sense id: en-sterten-enm-verb-DLs6TMLQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sturten, styrtan, stirten, steorten, starten Related terms: stert

Inflected forms

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