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Old English · verb

gestandan

Normalised ġestandan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VI
IPA
/jeˈstɑn.dɑn/
Syllables
je · ˈstɑn · dɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
undisturbedexiststeadyremain

Meaning

  1. to remain, last, exist, stand still

    Þæt fīfte wīte wæs cwealm on heora orfe, swā þæt on ðām lande fornēan nān orf ne belāf, buton Israheles bē ānsund ġestōd.

    The fifth plague was a pestilence among their livestock, such that in the land almost no livestock were left, except for those of Israel, who remained healthy.

    Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
  2. to hold oneself upright

  3. to be steady, remain undisturbed

  4. to oppose, stand against, oppress

Conjugation

Conjugation of gestandan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġestandeġestōd
2nd singular ġestenstġestentstġestōde
3rd singular ġestentġestōd
Plural ġestandaþġestōdon
Subjunctive
Singular ġestandeġestōde
Plural ġestandenġestōden
Non-finite forms of gestandan
Form
Infinitive ġestandan
Inflected infinitive ġestandenne
Imperative singular ġestand
Imperative plural ġestandaþ
Present participle ġestandende
Past participle ġestanden

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gastandaną, equivalent to ġe- + standan. Cognate with Old Saxon gistandan, Gothic (gastandan). Compare Old High German gistantan.

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