steorn

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stirnijō (forehead), from Proto-Indo-European *stern- (forehead, chest, side). Cognate with Old High German stirna (German Stirn, forehead), Middle Low German stērne (forehead), Middle Dutch stern(e) (forehead), Ancient Greek στέρνον (stérnon, chest). More at sternum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsteo̯rn/

Noun

steorn f

  1. forehead

Declension

Derived terms

  • steornede
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