Danish

Noun

styre n (singular definite styret, plural indefinite styrer)

1. government, regime
2. rule
3. management

Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Norse stýra.

Verb

styre ‎(imperative styr, infinitive at styre, present tense styrer, past tense styrede, perfect tense har styret)

1. (intransitive) to steer (to guide the course of)
2. to head
3. to govern, to rule
4. to manage
5. to control

Conjugation

Related terms

• styrmand

References

• “styre” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stýri

Noun

styre n ‎(definite singular styret, indefinite plural styrer, definite plural styra or styrene)

1. administration, government, rule
2. a board of directors, or board of any organisation.
3. handlebar(s) of a bicycle or motorcycle.

Derived terms

• selvstyre
• styremøte
• styrerom
• vanstyre

Etymology 2

From Old Norse stýra

Verb

styre ‎(imperative styr, present tense styrer, passive styres, simple past styrte, past participle styrt, present participle styrende)

1. to govern, to rule
2. to guide, to pilot, to steer
3. to control

Derived terms

• fjernstyre
• styrehus
• styring

References

• “styre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse stýri

Noun

styre n ‎(definite singular styret, indefinite plural styre, definite plural styra)

1. administration, government, rule
2. a board of directors, or board of any organisation.
3. handlebar(s) of a bicycle or motorcycle.

Derived terms

• styremøte
• styrerom
• vanstyre

References

• “styre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse stýri.

Pronunciation

Noun

styre n

1. government, regime
2. rule
3. management
4. a handlebar (on a bicycle)
5. (physics, electronics) a gate

Declension

Related terms

• styra
• styrelse
• styrning
• styrman
• gå över styr