This is the 2342nd most frequent Dutch word.
stierf
"Stierf" means "died" in English.
The word 'stierf' is the past tense of 'sterven,' which means 'to die.' It is used here to describe an action completed in the past.
Hij stierf vredig in zijn slaap.
He died peacefully in his sleep.
Here 'stierf' also represents the past tense of dying, portraying a significant event in a narrative context.
Toen de held stierf, huilde het hele koninkrijk.
When the hero died, the entire kingdom wept.
This usage of 'stierf' conveys the natural cessation of life in a non-human subject, maintaining the same past tense connotation.