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steór-róðor

  • noun [ neuter ]
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steór-róðor, (-er, -ur), es; n.
A rudder, lit. and fig.
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  • Steórróþer

    remus

    (an oar used for steering),
      Wrt. Voc. i. 48, 11.

  • Steórróðer

    palmula,

    ii.
      67, 68.

  • Steórróðor,

      116, 52.

  • Steórróþur

    gubernaculum,

    i.
      63, 52.

  • God is steórróþer and helma

    clavus atque gubernaculum,

      Bt. 35, 3; Fox 158, 25.

  • God ǽghwæ; wealt mid ðæm helman and mid ðæm stiórróþre his gódnesse

    Deus omnia bonitatis clavo gubernare credatur,

      35, 4; Fox 160, 15.

  • Steórróðre (stiór-,

      Cott. MS.), 35, 5; Fox 164, 28.

  • Swelce se stióra slépe and forlure ðæt stiórróður (

    clavum

    ) . . . Se déþ swá se stióra ðe ðæt stiórróðor forliésþ,
      Past. 56, 3; Swt. 431, 30-33.
Etymology
[O. H. Ger. stiur-ruodar gubernaculum, clavus, artemo.]
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Bosworth, Joseph. “steór-róðor.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/28917.

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