Steem

Alternative forms

• stem

Full definition of steem

Noun

1. (obsolete) A gleam of light; a flame.

Aphetic form of esteem.

Noun

1. (obsolete) Value. 14th-16th c.

Verb

1. (obsolete) To value, esteem. 16th-17th c.
• 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, VI.10:His life he steemed dearer than his friend ….