Stevvon

From Middle English steven, stefne, from Old English stefn ("a voice, sound uttered by the mouth"), from Proto-Germanic *stebnō ("voice, sound"). More at steven.

Full definition of stevvon

Noun

1. (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Voice, especially when loud or strong.

From Middle English stevenen, stefnen, from Old English ġestefnian, āstemnian ("to speak up to, give voice for, appoint"), from Proto-Germanic *stebnōną, *stemnōną ("to voice"), from Proto-Indo-European *stemno-, *stomen- ("mouth, muzzle"). Cognate with Old Norse stefna, stemna. More at steven.

Verb

1. (dialectal, Northern England) To call with strength of voice; shout at lustily; fill the hearing of.
2. (dialectal, Northern England) To speak in an authoritative or commanding tone.
3. (dialectal, Northern England) To blow hard, bluster.

Derived terms

• stevvoning

Noun

1. (dialectal, Northern England) Force; loudness; a loud noise; outcry; din.
• 1876, F. K. Robinson, Gloss. Words Whitby:Your clock strikes with a desperate stevvon.