styrte

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German störten, from Old Saxon *sturtian, from Proto-West Germanic *sturtijan, cognate with German stürzen, English start, Dutch storten. Doublet of starte.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /styrtə/, [ˈsd̥yɐ̯d̥ə]

Verb

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styrte (past tense styrtede, past participle styrtet)

  1. (intransitive) to rush
  2. (intransitive) to fall down
  3. (transitive) to overthrow
  4. (reflexive) to jump

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Low German storten.

Verb

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styrte (imperative styrt, present tense styrter, passive styrtes, simple past and past participle styrta or styrtet, present participle styrtende)

  1. to rush, dash
  2. to fall down, topple over, plunge
  3. to crash (aircraft)
  4. to overthrow, topple (a government)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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styrte

  1. simple past of styre

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Low German storten.

Alternative forms

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Verb

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styrte (present tense styrtar, past tense styrta, past participle styrta, passive infinitive styrtast, present participle styrtande, imperative styrte/styrt)

  1. to rush, dash
  2. to fall down, topple over, plunge
  3. to crash (aircraft)
  4. to overthrow, topple (a government)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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styrte

  1. past of styra and styre

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