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stær

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
stær, es; m.
A starling, a stare (the latter is the name used in some dialects. v. E. D. S. Pub. Bird Names, and Halliwell's Dict.)
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  • Staer

    sturnus,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 17.
  • Stær, i. 63, 6:

    turdus,

      77, 30.
  • Stær turdus, se máre stær

    turdella,

      29, 40, 41.
  • Etan gebrǽdne stær,

      Lchdm. ii. 320, 4.
  • Staras ł hrondsparuas

    passeres,

      Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 29.
  • Staras (stearas,

      Rush.), Lk. Skt. Lind. 12, 6.
Etymology
[O. H. Ger. stara sturnus, turdus: Ger. staar: Icel. stari: Dan. stær a starling: Swed. stare.]
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