"steorfa" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈste͜or.fɑ/, [ˈste͜orˠ.vɑ]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *sterbō, from Proto-Germanic *sterbô; compare steorfan. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*sterbō}} Proto-West Germanic *sterbō, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*sterbô}} Proto-Germanic *sterbô Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} steorfa m, {{ang-noun|m}} steorfa m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-n-m|steorf}}, {{ang-decl-noun|steorfa|steorfan|steorfan|steorfan|steorfan|steorfena|steorfan|steorfum|num=|title=|type=weak}} Forms: weak [table-tags], steorfa [nominative, singular], steorfan [nominative, plural], steorfan [accusative, singular], steorfan [accusative, plural], steorfan [genitive, singular], steorfena [genitive, plural], steorfan [dative, singular], steorfum [dative, plural]
  1. pestilence, mortality Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-steorfa-ang-noun-0WuXWZJ6
  2. dead animals and their flesh Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-steorfa-ang-noun-WtLPr20W
  3. dead things and their places of death Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-steorfa-ang-noun-1gpwi~mb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cwealm (english: death) [neuter], strīċ (english: plague) [neuter] Derived forms: fǣrsteorfa (english: pestilence) [masculine] Related terms: cwelan (english: to die), cwellan (english: to kill), ġecwylman (english: to torment), pīnian (english: to torture), steorfan (english: to die), sūsl (english: torment) [feminine], tintregian (english: to afflict), tūcian (english: to harass), wīte (english: punishment) [neuter], wreccan (english: to twist or torment)

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "pestilence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fǣrsteorfa"
    }
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          "expansion": "Middle English: steorve, steorfa, storve, sterve (early)",
          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "Middle English: steorve, steorfa, storve, sterve (early)"
    }
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *sterbō, from Proto-Germanic *sterbô; compare steorfan.",
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      "form": "weak",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "steorfa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "steorfan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "steorfan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "steorfum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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    },
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        "num": "",
        "title": "",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to die",
      "word": "cwelan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to kill",
      "word": "cwellan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to torment",
      "word": "ġecwylman"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to torture",
      "word": "pīnian"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to die",
      "word": "steorfan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "torment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sūsl"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to afflict",
      "word": "tintregian"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to harass",
      "word": "tūcian"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "punishment",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "wīte"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to twist or torment",
      "word": "wreccan"
    }
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        "pestilence, mortality"
      ],
      "id": "en-steorfa-ang-noun-0WuXWZJ6",
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          "pestilence",
          "pestilence"
        ],
        [
          "mortality",
          "mortality"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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      ],
      "id": "en-steorfa-ang-noun-WtLPr20W",
      "links": [
        [
          "dead",
          "dead"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dead things and their places of death"
      ],
      "id": "en-steorfa-ang-noun-1gpwi~mb",
      "links": [
        [
          "death",
          "death"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈste͜or.fɑ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈste͜orˠ.vɑ]"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "death",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "cwealm"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "plague",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "strīċ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "steorfa"
}
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    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English masculine n-stem nouns",
    "Old English masculine nouns",
    "Old English nouns",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
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      "english": "pestilence",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fǣrsteorfa"
    }
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *sterbō, from Proto-Germanic *sterbô; compare steorfan.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "weak",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "steorfa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "steorfan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "steorfan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "steorfan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "steorfan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "steorfena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "steorfan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "to die",
      "word": "cwelan"
    },
    {
      "english": "to kill",
      "word": "cwellan"
    },
    {
      "english": "to torment",
      "word": "ġecwylman"
    },
    {
      "english": "to torture",
      "word": "pīnian"
    },
    {
      "english": "to die",
      "word": "steorfan"
    },
    {
      "english": "torment",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sūsl"
    },
    {
      "english": "to afflict",
      "word": "tintregian"
    },
    {
      "english": "to harass",
      "word": "tūcian"
    },
    {
      "english": "punishment",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "wīte"
    },
    {
      "english": "to twist or torment",
      "word": "wreccan"
    }
  ],
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      "glosses": [
        "pestilence, mortality"
      ],
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        [
          "pestilence",
          "pestilence"
        ],
        [
          "mortality",
          "mortality"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dead animals and their flesh"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dead",
          "dead"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dead things and their places of death"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "death",
          "death"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈste͜or.fɑ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈste͜orˠ.vɑ]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "death",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "cwealm"
    },
    {
      "english": "plague",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "strīċ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "steorfa"
}

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