Steered

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Steer \Steer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Steered} (st[=e]rd); p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Steering}.] [OE. steeren, steren, AS. sti['e]ran,
     st[=y]ran, ste['o]ran; akin to OFries. stiora, stiura, D.
     sturen, OD. stieren, G. steuern, OHG. stiuren to direct,
     support, G. steuer contribution, tax, Icel. st[=y]ra to
     steer, govern, Sw. styra, Dan. styre, Goth. stiurjan to


     establish, AS. ste['o]r a rudder, a helm, and probably to
     Icel. staurr a pale, stake, Gr. stayro`s, and perhaps
     ultimately to E. stand. [root]168. Cf. {Starboard}, {Stern},
     n.]
     To direct the course of; to guide; to govern; -- applied
     especially to a vessel in the water.
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           That with a staff his feeble steps did steer.
                                                    --Spenser.
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