Steere

Part of speech: verb, noun

Definitions

1. To direct the course of a ship, car, or other vehicle by operating its steering mechanism
2. To control the direction in which a conveyance moves by manipulating its helm or wheel
3. To guide a vessel or vehicle along a chosen path by managing its directional control

Etymology: "Steere" is an older spelling of "steer," the verb for guiding a ship, vehicle or course. Middle English writers often added a final "e" to mark a long vowel, so spellings like this were common in older texts, and the form has since dropped out of standard English. The verb descends from Old English "stieran," meaning to guide or govern, which is related to Old Norse "stýra" and a reconstructed Germanic ancestor. Its homograph "steer," meaning a young ox, is a separate word with its own Old English source, "steor," so the two share a spelling but not an origin.