An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

STERK, s. A bullock.
V. [Stirk].

STERLING, STRIUELING, adj. A term used to denote English money.
Bellenden.

Esterling, a name given to those Germans who are said to have been the first that brought the art of refining silver into England.

STERLING, s. The name of a fish; apparently for spirling, a smelt.
St. Acc.

STERN, s. A star.
V. [Starn].

Sternyt, part. adj. Starry.
Douglas.

To STERUE, STERF, v. n. To die.
Wallace.

Belg. sterv-en, Germ. sterf-en, id.

To Steruen, v. a. To kill.
K. Quair.

A. S. steorf-an, Germ. sterf-en, id.