English

Noun

stevvon ‎(plural stevvons)

1. (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Voice, especially when loud or strong.

Etymology 2

From Middle English stevenen, stefnen, from Old English ġestefnian, āstemnian ‎(“to speak up to, give voice for, appoint”), from Proto-Germanic *stebnōną, *stemnōną ‎(“to voice”), from Proto-Indo-European *stemno-, *stomen- ‎(“mouth, muzzle”). Cognate with Old Norse stefna, stemna. More at steven.

Verb

stevvon ‎(third-person singular simple present stevvons, present participle stevvoning, simple past and past participle stevvoned)

1. (dialectal, Northern England) To call with strength of voice; shout at lustily; fill the hearing of.
2. (dialectal, Northern England) To speak in an authoritative or commanding tone.
3. (dialectal, Northern England) To blow hard, bluster.

Derived terms

• stevvoning

Noun

stevvon ‎(plural stevvons)

1. (dialectal, Northern England) Force; loudness; a loud noise; outcry; din.
   • 1876, F. K. Robinson, Gloss. Words Whitby:

     Your clock strikes with a desperate stevvon.

See also

• steven