stir: [OE] The etymological connotations of stir are of ‘agitation’ and ‘disturbance’; the notion of ‘mixing a liquid with circular movements of a spoon or other implement’ is a secondary development. The verb goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *sturjan, whose only other living descendant is Norwegian styrja ‘make a disturbance’. It was formed from a base *stur-, which was probably also responsible for English storm. => storm
stir (v.)
Old English styrian "to stir, move; rouse, agitate, incite, urge" (transitive and intransitive), from Proto-Germanic *sturjan (cognates: Middle Dutch stoeren, Dutch storen "to disturb," Old High German storan "to scatter, destroy," German st?ren "to disturb"), from PIE *(s)twer- (1) "to turn, whirl" (see storm (n.)). Related: Stirred; stirring. Stir-fry (v.) is attested from 1959.
stir (n.)
"commotion, disturbance, tumult," late 14c. (in phrase on steir), probably from a Scandinavian source, such as Old Norse styrr "disturbance, tumult," from the same root as stir (v.)). The sense of "movement, bustle" (1560s) probably is from the English verb.
例文
1. Stir the pork about until it turns white all the way through.
豚肉を全体が白くなるまでかき混ぜ続けます。
2.Remove the bowl from the ice and stir in the cream.
氷の中からボウルを取り出し、クリームを混ぜる。
3. Stir the sauce and pour it over the top.
ソースをかき混ぜ、それをかける。
4. Stir the parsley into the potatoes and serve at room temperature.
パセリをジャガイモに混ぜ、常温にしてからテーブルに出します。
5. Stir the custard occasionally to prevent a skin forming.