steered
simple past tense and past participle of steer
• Deseret, reested
Source: Wiktionary
Steer, n. Etym: [OE. steer, AS. ste贸r; akin to D. & G. stier a bull, OHG. stior, Icel. stjorr, , Sw. tjur, Dan. tyr, Goth. stiur, Russ. tur', Pol. tur, Ir. & Gael. tarbh, W. tarw, L. taurus, Gr. sth strong, stout, AS. stor large, Icel. storr, OHG. st, stiuri. *168. Cf. Stirk, Taurine, a.]
Definition: A young male of the ox kind; especially, a common ox; a castrated taurine male from two to four years old. See the Note under Ox.
Steer, v. t.
Definition: To castrate; -- said of male calves.
Steer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Steered; p. pr. & vb. n. Steering.] Etym: [OE. steeren, steren, AS. sti茅ran, st, ste贸ran; akin to OFries. stiora, stiura, D. sturen, OD. stieren, G. steuren, OHG. stiuren to direct, support, G. steuer contribution, tax, Icel. st to steer, govern,Sw. styra, Dan. styre, Goth. stiurjan to establish, AS. ste贸r a rudder, a helm, and probably to Icel. staurr a pale, stake, Gr. stand. *168. Cf. Starboard, Stern, n.]
Definition: To direct the course of; to guide; to govern; -- applied especially to a vessel in the water. That with a staff his feeble steps did steer. Spenser.
Steer, v. i.
1. To direct a vessel in its course; to direct one's course. "No helmsman steers." Tennyson.
2. To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm; as, the boat steers easily. Where the wind Veers oft, as oft [a ship] so steers, and shifts her sail. Milton.
3. To conduct one's self; to take or pursue a course of action.
Steer, n. Etym: [AS. ste贸r, sti贸r; akin to D. stuur, G. steuer, Icel. st. *186. See Steer, v. t.] [Written also stere.]
Definition: A rudder or helm. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Steer, n. Etym: [AS. ste贸ra. See Steer a rudder.]
Definition: A helmsman, a pilot. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 June 2024
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