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standan

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Romanization

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standan

  1. romanization of 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽

Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (standan). The Germanic source is cognate with Latin stare and Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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standan

  1. to stand
    Sēo burg stōd bī þǣre sǣ.
    The town stood by the sea.
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      Onġietan sċeal glēaw hæle · hū gǣstlīċ bið,
      þonne ealle þisse worulde wela · wēste stondeð;
      A wise man must understand how spiritual it is
      when all wealth of this world stands empty;
  2. to be positioned, located
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
      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.
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Eft hē ontende sum hǣðen templ: þā ġewende sē līġ, ðurh þǣs windes blǣd, tō sumes mannes hūse, ðe þǣr ġehende stōd; ac Martinus āstāh on ðām stiċelan hrōfe, and sette hine sylfne onġēan ðām sweġendum līġe, and hē sōna ðrēow ðwyres wið þǣs windes
      Afterwards he set fire to a heathen temple; then through the blowing of the wind, the fire turned to a man's house that stood nearby; but Martinus climbed on the steep roof and set himself against the roaring fire, and he immediately turned it the opposite direction of the wind

Conjugation

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Conjugation of standan (strong, class VI)
infinitive standan standenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular stande stōd
second person singular stenst, stentst stōde
third person singular stent stōd
plural standaþ stōdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular stande stōde
plural standen stōden
imperative
singular stand
plural standaþ
participle present past
standende (ġe)standen

Derived terms

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Old Saxon

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *standan, from Proto-Germanic *standaną.

Verb

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standan

  1. to stand
    Synonym: stān

Conjugation

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Conjugation of standan (strong class 6)
infinitive standan
indicative present past
1st person singular standu stōd
2nd person singular stendis stōdi
3rd person singular stendid stōd
plural standad stōdun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular stande stōdi
2nd person singular standes stōdis
3rd person singular stande stōdi
plural standen stōdin
imperative present
singular stand
plural standad
participle present past
standandi gistandan, standan

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