Participles
| Present | steorfende |
| Past | (ġe)storfen |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | steorfe |
| 2nd sing. | stierfst |
| 3rd sing. | stierfþ |
| 1st plur. | steorfaþ |
| 2nd plur. | steorfaþ |
| 3rd plur. | steorfaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | stearf |
| 2nd sing. | sturfe |
| 3rd sing. | stearf |
| 1st plur. | sturfon |
| 2nd plur. | sturfon |
| 3rd plur. | sturfon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | steorfe |
| 2nd sing. | steorfe |
| 3rd sing. | steorfe |
| 1st plur. | steorfen |
| 2nd plur. | steorfen |
| 3rd plur. | steorfen |
Past
| 1st sing. | sturfe |
| 2nd sing. | sturfe |
| 3rd sing. | sturfe |
| 1st plur. | sturfen |
| 2nd plur. | sturfen |
| 3rd plur. | sturfen |
Imperative
| Singular | steorf |
| Plural | steorfaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'steorfan'
steorfan,
Verbs similar to 'steorfan'
sceorfan,
steoran,
sweorfan,
ateorian,
ceorfan,
deorfan,
hweorfan,
sceorpan,
sweorcan,
teorian,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *sterban, from Proto-Germanic *sterbaną. Cognate with Old Frisian sterva, Old Saxon/Old Dutch stervan, Old High German sterban. See: Proto-Germanic '
*sterbaną', Old High German 'sterban'.
Verbs referencing "steorfan"
English
starve, English
torpedo, Middle English
sterven, Latin
torpeo, Old High German sterban.
Sample Sentences