steire

Middle English

Alternative forms

staire, stayre, stayer, steir, steyr, steyre, steyer, ster, steiȝer, steiher

Etymology

From Old English stǣġer, from Proto-Germanic *staigriz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstɛi̯(ə)r/

Noun

steire (plural steires or steiren)

Descendants

English: stair
Scots: stair

References

“steir(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-03.

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