stjärna

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From Old Swedish stiærna, from Old Norse stjarna, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɧɛːrˌna/, [ˈɧæːˌɳa]
  • (Southern, common in Central Sweden) IPA^(key): [ˈx̞ʷ-]
  • (common in North Sweden, variant in Central Sweden) IPA^(key): [ˈʂ-]

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stjärna c

1. a star (celestial body)
   • (Can we date this quote?), traditional (lyrics and music), “Staffan var en stalledräng (Staffansvisan) [Stephen was a stable hand (The Stephen song / Song of Stephen)]”‎^[1]:

     [archaic language overall] Staffan var en stalledräng [stalldräng]. Vi tackom [tackar – obsolete first-person plural] nu så gärna. Han vattna' [vattnade] sina fålar fem, allt [perhaps a filler – compare Dutch al] för den ljusa stjärna. Ingen dager synes än. Stjärnorna på himmelen de blänka [plural verb form, now blänker].

     Stephen was a stable hand. We now give thanks so gladly. He watered his five horses, before the bright star. No daylight is visible yet. The stars in the sky [they] are gleaming.

   • 1891, “Betlehems stjärna (Gläns över sjö och strand) [Star of Bethlehem (Shine over sea [most likely in this context, though unusual – see sjö (“lake; sea”)] and shore [Maybe to be understood as "land and sea/water"])]”, Viktor Rydberg (lyrics), Alice Tegnér (music)‎^[2]:

     Gläns över sjö och strand, stjärna ur fjärran. Du som i Österland tändes av Herran.

     Shine over sea and shore, star from [out of] afar. You who in the East ["East-land" – the Orient] were lit by the Lord.

   • 1909, “När det lider mot jul (Det strålar en stjärna) [When Christmas is approaching (A star is shining [beaming, shining strongly – see stråle])]”, Jeanna Oterdahl (lyrics), Ruben Liljefors (music)‎^[3]:

     Det strålar en stjärna, förunderligt blid. I öster på himlen hon står. Hon [har] (implied from supine, but rare phrasing) lyst över världenes [världens] oro och strid i nära tvåtusende [tvåtusen] år.

     A star is shining, wondrously gentle/mild. In the east in the sky she is [stands]. She has shone over the world's turmoil and strife [unrest and battle] for close to two thousand years.

2. a star (famous or talented person)
3. (geometry) a star
4. star (horse facial marking)

   Synonym: stjärn

• stjärna in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• stjärna in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• stjärna in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• tjärans