gestillan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gastillijan, equivalent to ġe- +‎ stillan. Cognate with Old Saxon gistillian, Old High German gistillen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈstil.lɑn/, [jeˈstiɫ.ɫɑn]

Verb

ġestillan

1. to rest, cease, mute, quiet, allay, make still; bestill
2. to restrain, still, stop, calm
3. to stop motion, silence

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġestillan (weak class 1)

infinitive	ġestillan	ġestillenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġestille	ġestilde
second person singular	ġestillest, ġestilst	ġestildest
third person singular	ġestilleþ, ġestilþ	ġestilde
plural	ġestillaþ	ġestildon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġestille	ġestilde
plural	ġestillen	ġestilden
imperative
singular	ġestill
plural	ġestillaþ
participle	present	past
	ġestillende	ġestilled

Descendants

• Middle English: ȝestillen, istillen; stillen (merged with descendant of Old English stillan)
  • English: still
  • Scots: styll, still
  • ⇒? Middle English: bistillen, bystillen
    • English: bestill