"sterre" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈstɛr(ə)/, /ˈstœrə/ (note: early) Forms: sterres [plural], sterren [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English steorra, from Proto-West Germanic *sterrō, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Doublet of sterne. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|steorra|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English steorra, {{inh+|enm|ang|steorra}} Inherited from Old English steorra, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*sterrō}} Proto-West Germanic *sterrō, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*sternǭ}} Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, {{inh|enm|ine-pro|*h₂stḗr}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr, {{dbt|enm|sterne}} Doublet of sterne Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} sterre, {{enm-noun|pl2=sterren}} sterre (plural sterres or sterren)
  1. star Categories (topical): Celestial bodies Synonyms: star, starre, ster, sterrie, sturre, steorra, steorre, storre [Early-Middle-English]
    Sense id: en-sterre-enm-noun-Ul7KHVCJ Disambiguation of Celestial bodies: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} sterre
  1. Alternative form of stere (“leader”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: stere (extra: leader) Categories (topical): Celestial bodies, Symbols
    Sense id: en-sterre-enm-noun-jNi0gMX8 Disambiguation of Celestial bodies: 46 54 Disambiguation of Symbols: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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