ABSTRACT
Styrelsen, as Kierkegaard uses it, is the definite form of Styrelse, derived from styre, which in Old Norse was stýri and in Middle Low German sture. Comparisons can also be made with the Old High German stiura and the Old English steor, in modern English “steer.” A primary meaning of the root is to steer a ship or vehicle. Other meanings reflect control, ruling over, management, and administration.1
