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Old English · verb

steartlian

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 2
IPA: /ˈstæ͜ɑrt.li.ɑn/
[ˈstæ͜ɑrˠt.li.ɑn]
Syllables: ˈstæ͜ɑrt · li · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English: startle caper react kick struggle

Meaning

to kick or struggle
to caper
to react with fear

Conjugation

Conjugation of steartlian
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	steartliġe	steartlode
2nd singular	steartlast	steartlodest
3rd singular	steartlaþ	steartlode
Plural	steartliaþ	steartlodon
Subjunctive
Singular	steartliġe	steartlode
Plural	steartliġen	steartloden

Non-finite forms of steartlian
	Form
Infinitive	steartlian
Inflected infinitive	steartlienne
Imperative singular	steartla
Imperative plural	steartliaþ
Present participle	steartliende
Past participle	steartlod ġesteartlod

All forms (15)

steartliġe
steartlode
steartlast
steartlodest
steartlaþ
steartliaþ
steartlodon
steartliġen
steartloden
steartlian
steartlienne
steartla
steartliende
steartlod
ġesteartlod

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *startlōn, *startilōn. Compare Old Norse stirtla (“to straighten up, raise up, hobble, stagger”).

Descendants

startle

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