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Old English · verb

astellan

Normalised āstellan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ɑːˈstel.lɑn/
[ɑːˈsteɫ.ɫɑn]
Syllables
ɑː · ˈstel · lɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
set forthundertake

astellan1 · verb

Senses

  1. to set forth

  2. to set, place

  3. to establish, appoint

    Witodlīċe þis fēowertiġfealde fæsten wæs āsteald on ðǣre Ealdan Gėcȳðnysse, ðāðā sē heretoga Moyses fæste fēowertiġ daga and fēowertiġ nihta tosamne, tō þȳ þæt hē moste Godes ǣ underfōn.

    Truly, this fortyfold fast was established in the Old Testament, where the leader Moses fasted for forty days and forty nights, so that he could be allowed to receive God's law.

    Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

  4. to undertake, undergo, begin

Conjugation

Conjugation of astellan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āstelleāstealde
2nd singular āstelestāstealdest
3rd singular āsteleþāstealde
Plural āstellaþāstealdon
Subjunctive
Singular āstelleāstealde
Plural āstellenāstealden
Non-finite forms of astellan
Form
Infinitive āstellan
Inflected infinitive āstellenne
Imperative singular āstele
Imperative plural āstellaþ
Present participle āstellende
Past participle āsteald

astellan2 · verb · alternative form

Senses

  1. alternative form of āstiellan

Conjugation

Conjugation of astellan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āstelluāstelleāstelde
2nd singular āstellesāsteldes
3rd singular āstelleþāstelde
Plural āstellaþāsteldunāsteldon
Subjunctive
Singular āstelleāstelde
Plural āstellenāstelden
Non-finite forms of astellan
Form
Infinitive āstellan
Inflected infinitive āstellenneāstellanne
Imperative singular āstell
Imperative plural āstellaþ
Present participle āstellende
Past participle āstelled

All forms (25)

Etymology

By surface analysis, ā- + stellan (“to place, set”).

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