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==Etymology==
− It is [[inh|ang|stearc|t=stiff, strong, severe]] (about 750),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[m|gem-pro|*starkuz]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) cognate with Old High German starc (German stark) and Dutch sterk, strong, and Old Norse sterkr.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) It is related to Gothic gastaurknan, to dry up, and Old Norse storkna, to coagulate,^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) and Barnhart links it with Old English starian, to [[stare]].^(Barnhart 1988)
+ It is [[inh|ang|stearc|t=stiff, strong, severe]] (about 750),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[m|gem-pro|*starkuz]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) cognate with [[goh|starc]] (German stark) and [[nl|sterk]], strong, and [[non|sterkr]].^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) It is related to Gothic gastaurknan, to dry up, and [[non|storkna]], to coagulate,^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) and Barnhart links it with [[ang|starian]], to [[stare]].^(Barnhart 1988)
==Earliest recorded meaning==