Old English · verb
gestillan
Normalised ġestillan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 1
- IPA
- /jeˈstil.lɑn/[jeˈstiɫ.ɫɑn]
- Syllables
- je · ˈstil · lɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- bestillstillallaymutesilence
Meaning
-
to rest, cease, mute, quiet, allay, make still; bestill
-
to restrain, still, stop, calm
-
to stop motion, silence
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ġestille | ġestilde |
| 2nd singular | ġestillestġestilst | ġestildest |
| 3rd singular | ġestilleþġestilþ | ġestilde |
| Plural | ġestillaþ | ġestildon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ġestille | ġestilde |
| Plural | ġestillen | ġestilden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ġestillan |
| Inflected infinitive | ġestillenne |
| Imperative singular | ġestill |
| Imperative plural | ġestillaþ |
| Present participle | ġestillende |
| Past participle | ġestilled |
All forms (16)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gastillijan, equivalent to ġe- + stillan. Cognate with Old Saxon gistillian, Old High German gistillen.
Descendants
bestill, still
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