Old English · verb

standan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: strong class VI
IPA: /ˈstɑn.dɑn/
Syllables: ˈstɑn · dɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: stand positioned located

Meaning

to stand

Sēo burg stōd bī þǣre sǣ.

The town stood by the sea.
to be positioned, located

Sē westsūþende Europe landġemirce is in Ispania westeweardum et ðǣm garseċġe, and mǣst æt þǣm iġlande, þætte Gaðes hātte, þǣr scīet sē Wendelsǣ up of þǣm garseċġe; þǣr ēac Ercoles sȳla standað.

The southwestern limit of Europe is in Hispania at the western ocean, and the westernmost part is at the island known as Gades, where the Mediterranean flows into the ocean and where the Pillars of Hercules stand.
late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

Conjugation

Conjugation of standan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	stande	stōd
2nd singular	stenst stentst	stōde
3rd singular	stent	stōd
Plural	standaþ	stōdon
Subjunctive
Singular	stande	stōde
Plural	standen	stōden

Non-finite forms of standan
	Form
Infinitive	standan
Inflected infinitive	standenne
Imperative singular	stand
Imperative plural	standaþ
Present participle	standende
Past participle	standen ġestanden

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *standaną Proto-West Germanic *standan Old English standan From Proto-West Germanic *standan, from Proto-Germanic *standaną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-. Cognate with Old Frisian stonda, Old Saxon standan, Old High German stantan, Old Norse standa, Gothic (standan). The Germanic source is cognate with Latin stare and Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi).

Descendants

stand

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