styrman

See also: styrmän

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sturmijaną (“to storm, be stormy”). Cognate with Old High German sturmen, Old Norse styrma. More at storm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstyr.mɑn/, [ˈstyrˠ.mɑn]

Verb

styrman

1. to storm, be stormy, rage
2. to storm, cry aloud, shout
   • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 8‎^[1]:

     Þonne iċ būgendre stefne styrme, stille on wīcum sittað hnīgende.

     When I shout with bending voice, the still men sit bowing in dwellings.

Conjugation

Conjugation of styrman (weak class 1)

infinitive	styrman	styrmenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	styrme	styrmde
second person singular	styrmest, styrmst	styrmdest
third person singular	styrmeþ, styrmþ	styrmde
plural	styrmaþ	styrmdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	styrme	styrmde
plural	styrmen	styrmden
imperative
singular	styrm
plural	styrmaþ
participle	present	past
	styrmende	(ġe)styrmed

Descendants

• Middle English: sturmen

Swedish

Etymology

styra (“steer”) +‎ man (“man”)

Noun

styrman c

1. (nautical) a (first) mate
2. (aviation) a (first) officer
3. (prior to 1972) a non-commissioned officer grade in the Swedish Navy
4. (rowing) a coxswain

   Synonym: cox

Declension

Declension of styrman

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	styrman	styrmans
	definite	styrmannen	styrmannens
plural	indefinite	styrmän	styrmäns
	definite	styrmännen	styrmännens

Derived terms

• förste styrman

References

• styrman in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• styrman in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• styrman in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)