steorve

Middle English

Alternative forms

steorfa, storve, sterve

Etymology

From Old English steorfa, from Proto-West Germanic *sterbō, from Proto-Germanic *sterbô; compare sterven.

Pronunciation

(Early ME) IPA^(key): /ˈstœrvə/

Noun

steorve (uncountable) (Early Middle English)

demon, evil creature
(rare) pestilence

References

“sterve, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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