"step-" meaning in Middle English

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        {
          "word": "stip-"
        },
        {
          "word": "styp-"
        },
        {
          "word": "ste-"
        },
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          "word": "steppe-"
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      "ipa": "/ˈstɛp-/"
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      "word": "steop-"
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