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stagger

/sˈtæɡə/STA-gur
/sˈtæɡɚ/STA-gur

Meaningto push, stagger

Common meaning: to walk unsteadily

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)stakra‘to push, to stagger’source
  2. Middle Englishstakerensource
  3. Englishstagger‘to walk unsteadily’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) stakra ‘to push, stagger’.

Roots

  • stakra Old Norse (Icelandic) “to push, stagger”

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