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Stee vs Steem - What's the difference?

stee | steem |

As nouns the difference between stee and steem

is that stee is a ladder while steem is a gleam of light; a flame.

As a verb steem is

to value, esteem.

stee

English

Alternative forms

* stey

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete, UK, dialect) A ladder.
    • (Webster 1913)

    steem

    English

    Etymology 1

    Alternative forms

    * stem

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A gleam of light; a flame.

    • Etymology 2

    Aphetic form of esteem.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Value.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To value, esteem.
  • *1596 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , VI.10:
  • *:His life he steemed dearer than his friend […].