Contionary:sterven

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Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk sterven, from Old Skundavisk stervan, sterban, from Halmisk ᛊᛏᛖᚱᛒᚨᚾ (sterban), from Proto-Germanic *sterbaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /steɐβɘn/

Verb

sterven (class 4 strong, third-person singular simple present stirft, past tense starf, past participle gestorven, past subjunctive stærve, auxiliary haven)

  1. to die
    Seven liede starven in thet wagenwrak.
    Seven persons died in the car crash.

Inflection

infinitive sterven
present participle stervend
past participle gestorven
auxiliary haven
indicative subjunctive
present ik sterve wi sterven ik sterve wi sterven
thou stirfst ji sterft thou stirfst ji sterft
hi, si, hit stirft si, Si sterven hi, si, hit sterve si, Si sterven
preterit ik starf wi starven ik stærve wi stærven
thou starfst ji starft thou stærvest ji stærvet
hi, si, hit starf si, Si starven hi, si, hit stærve si, Si stærven
imperative sterv sterft (ji)

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