Noun: steorbord
Gender:
Nominative
| Singular | stēorbord |
| Plural | stēorbord |
Genitive
| Singular | stēorbordes |
| Plural | stēorborda |
Dative
| Singular | stēorborde |
| Plural | stēorbordum |
Accusative
| Singular | stēorbord |
| Plural | stēorbord |
Sample Sentences
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Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan
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Þā fōr hē norðrihte bē þǣm lande: lēt him ealne weġ þæt wēste land on þæt steorbord, and þā wīd sǣ on bæcbord, þrȳ dagas. Þā wæs hē swā feor norð swā þā hwælhuntan fyrrest farað. (Then he traveled due north along the land, the whole way keeping the wasteland to his starboard and the wide sea to his port, for three days. Then he was as far north as the whalers' farthest travels.)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *steurubord, equivalent to stēor (“steering, guidance, direction”) + bord (“board, side”).
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