"sterven" meaning in Middle English

See sterven in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈstɛrvən/
Rhymes: -ɛrvən Etymology: From Old English steorfan, from Proto-West Germanic *sterban, from Proto-Germanic *sterbaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|steorfan}} Old English steorfan, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*sterban}} Proto-West Germanic *sterban, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*sterbaną}} Proto-Germanic *sterbaną Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} sterven Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-st|sterv|starf|storv|storv|3a=sturv|c=3}} Forms: strong [table-tags], sterven [infinitive], to sterven [infinitive], sterve [infinitive], sterve [first-person, present, singular], starf [first-person, past, singular], stervest [present, second-person, singular], storve [past, second-person, singular], sturve [past, second-person, singular], starf [past, second-person, singular], sterveth [present, singular, third-person], starf [past, singular, third-person], sterve [present, singular, subjunctive], storve [past, singular, subjunctive], sturve [past, singular, subjunctive], sterve [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], sterven [plural, present], sterve [plural, present], storven [past, plural], storve [past, plural], sturven [past, plural], sturve [past, plural], sterveth [imperative, plural, present], sterve [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], stervynge [participle, present], stervende [participle, present], storven [participle, past], storve [participle, past], ystorven [participle, past], ystorve [participle, past]
  1. To die or perish. Categories (topical): Death, Nutrition
    Sense id: en-sterven-enm-verb-qPvIH9yJ Disambiguation of Death: 60 40 Disambiguation of Nutrition: 55 45
  2. To perish from cold or hunger; to starve.
    Sense id: en-sterven-enm-verb-t0pwEofW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sterve

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      ]
    },
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      "form": "ystorve",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "ipa": "/ˈstɛrvən/"
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      "rhymes": "-ɛrvən"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sterve"
    }
  ],
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}

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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstɛrvən/"
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