Danish

Noun

stær c (singular definite stæren, plural indefinite stære)

1. starling (a songbird, in particular Sturnus vulgaris)

Inflection

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

stær m ‎(definite singular stæren, indefinite plural stærer, definite plural stærene)

1. a starling (a songbird, in particular Sturnus vulgaris)

Old English

Noun

stær m ‎(nominative plural staras)

1. starling

Declension

Descendants

• English starling

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *star- ‎(“to be rigid”), from Proto-Germanic *ster- ‎(“to be stiff, to be strong”).

Noun

stær m ‎(nominative plural staras)

1. a stare

Declension

Descendants

• English stare

Etymology 3

Old English. Akin to Old English stēor "guidance, direction"

Alternative forms

• stēr, stēor

Noun

stǣr n ‎(nominative plural stǣr)

1. history
2. story; narrative

Declension