styre

• IPA^(key): /styːrə/, [ˈsd̥yːɐ]

From Old Norse stýri (“rudder, helm”), from Proto-Germanic *stiuriją, cognate with German Steuer n, Dutch stuur n. Doublet of styr.

styre n (singular definite styret, plural indefinite styrer)

1. government, regime
2. rule
3. management

• bystyre
• selvstyre
• styrmand
• folkestyre

• “styre,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Old Norse stýra, from Proto-Germanic *stiurijaną, cognate with English steer, German steuern, Dutch sturen. Doublet of styr.

styre (past tense styrede, past participle styret)

1. (transitive) to head, govern, rule, manage, control
2. (intransitive) to steer (to guide the course of)
3. (reflexive) to restrain oneself

• bestyre
• styrelse
• styring

• “styre,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Old Norse stýri.

styre n (definite singular styret, indefinite plural styrer, definite plural styra or styrene)

1. administration, government, rule
2. a board of directors, or board of any organisation.
3. handlebar(s) of a bicycle or motorcycle.

From Old Norse stýra.

styre (imperative styr, present tense styrer, passive styres, simple past styrte, past participle styrt, present participle styrende)

1. to govern, to rule
2. to guide, to pilot, to steer
3. to control

• “styre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /²styːrə/

From Old Norse stýri.

styre n (definite singular styret, indefinite plural styre, definite plural styra)

1. administration, government, rule
2. a board of directors, or board of any organisation.
3. handlebar(s) of a bicycle or motorcycle.

• styremøte
• styrerom
• vanstyre

styre (present tense styrer, past tense styrte, past participle styrt, passive infinitive styrast, present participle styrande, imperative styr)

1. Alternative form of styra

• styrmann
• utstyre

• “styre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Norse stýri.

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styre n

1. government, regime
2. rule
3. management
4. a handlebar (on a bicycle)
5. (physics, electronics) a gate

• styra
• styrelse
• styrning
• styrman
• gå över styr

• styre in Svensk ordbok.

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