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steem - What does it mean?

Definition of 'steem'

English

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

* stem

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (obsolete) A gleam of light; a flame.
  • Etymology 2

    Aphetic form of esteem.

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (obsolete) Value.
  • Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (obsolete) To value, esteem.
  • *1596 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , VI.10:
  • *:His life he steemed dearer than his friend […].
  • Similar to 'steem'

    stem, sodium, steam, scutum, stum, shtum, shtoom, stoom, sedum, stim, satem, schtum, setim