steven
Voice, especially when loud or strongVoice, especially when loud or strong.
» Steven was a sore loser, refusing even to shake his opponent's hand.
Stefan war ein schlechter Verlierer. Er verweigerte seinem Gegner sogar den Handschlag.
Meaning
3 senses(Northern England, Scotland)Voice, especially when loud or strong.
1566, William Addlington, translator, The Golden Asse, Apuleius […] whereby the little birds weening that the spring time had bin come, did chirp and sing in their steven melodiously […]
(obsolete)A request, petition, prayer, or command.
(obsolete)A time, occasion.
Examples
21 sentencesSteven was a sore loser, refusing even to shake his opponent's hand.
deStefan war ein schlechter Verlierer. Er verweigerte seinem Gegner sogar den Handschlag. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I had no idea how badly Steven was doing.
deIch habe nichts davon geahnt, dass es Stefan so schlecht geht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Steven suffers from dyslexia.
He decided to call Steven.
This is a socio-linguistic study on Steven Emmet.
Origin
From Middle English steven (“voice, command, constitution”), from Old English stefn (“voicFrom Middle English steven (“voice, command, constitution”), from Old English stefn (“voice”), from Proto-West Germanic *stebnu, from Proto-Germanic *stebnō (“voice”), earlier *stemnā, derived from Proto-Indo-European *stómn̥ (“mouth, muzzle; (originally) hole?”).
From Middle English steven (“appointment”), from Old English stefn (“a time, turn, tour of duty”), from Proto-Germanic *stabnijaz, *stabnijô (“fixed time”), from Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ- (“a stake, post; to support, stamp, insist, become angry”). Cognate with Middle Low German stevene (“a court appointment”), Old Norse stefna (“appointment, meeting”). More at staff.
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