eldertongue

Old English · verb

stillan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈstil.lɑn/
[ˈstiɫ.ɫɑn]
Syllables
ˈstil · lɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
abatesubsideassuagepacifybecomestill

Meaning

  1. become calm, abate, subside

  2. calm, pacify, assuage (+ dative or accusative)

Conjugation

Conjugation of stillan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular stillestilde
2nd singular stilleststilststildest
3rd singular stilleþstilþstilde
Plural stillaþstildon
Subjunctive
Singular stillestilde
Plural stillenstilden
Non-finite forms of stillan
Form
Infinitive stillan
Inflected infinitive stillenne
Imperative singular still
Imperative plural stillaþ
Present participle stillende
Past participle stilledġestilled

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stillijan.

Descendants

still

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