steðja

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Probably from some sort of factitive of Proto-Germanic *stadiz, whence native staðr and English stead.

Verb

steðja (past indicative staddi, past participle staddr)

1. to stop
2. to fix, settle
3. to make firm
4. to permit

Conjugation

Conjugation of steðja — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	steðja
present participle	steðjandi
past participle	staddr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	steð	stadda
2nd-person singular	steðr	staddir
3rd-person singular	steðr	staddi
1st-person plural	steðjum	stǫddum
2nd-person plural	steðið	stǫdduð
3rd-person plural	steðja	stǫddu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	steðja	stedda
2nd-person singular	steðir	steddir
3rd-person singular	steði	steddi
1st-person plural	steðim	steddim
2nd-person plural	steðið	steddið
3rd-person plural	steði	steddi
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	steð
1st-person plural	steðjum
2nd-person plural	steðið

Conjugation of steðja — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	steðjask
present participle	steðjandisk
past participle	stazk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	steðjumk	stǫddumk
2nd-person singular	stezk	staddisk
3rd-person singular	stezk	staddisk
1st-person plural	steðjumsk	stǫddumsk
2nd-person plural	steðizk	stǫdduzk
3rd-person plural	steðjask	stǫddusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	steðjumk	steddumk
2nd-person singular	steðisk	steddisk
3rd-person singular	steðisk	steddisk
1st-person plural	steðimsk	steddimsk
2nd-person plural	steðizk	steddizk
3rd-person plural	steðisk	steddisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	stezk
1st-person plural	steðjumsk
2nd-person plural	steðizk

Descendants

• Norwegian Nynorsk: ste, stede
• Norwegian Bokmål: ste, stede
• → Middle English: steden, sted, stedde, stede, steede (in part)
  • English: stead
  • Scots: steid, sted

Etymology 2

Verb

steðja

1. to bound, leap

Conjugation

Conjugation of steðja — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	steðja
present participle	steðjandi
past participle	steðjaðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	steðja	steðjaða
2nd-person singular	steðjar	steðjaðir
3rd-person singular	steðjar	steðjaði
1st-person plural	steðjum	steðjuðum
2nd-person plural	steðið	steðjuðuð
3rd-person plural	steðja	steðjuðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	steðja	steðjaða
2nd-person singular	steðir	steðjaðir
3rd-person singular	steðir	steðjaði
1st-person plural	steðim	steðjaðim
2nd-person plural	steðið	steðjaðið
3rd-person plural	steði	steðjaði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	steðja
1st-person plural	steðjum
2nd-person plural	steðið

Conjugation of steðja — mediopassive (weak class 2)

infinitive	steðjask
present participle	steðjandisk
past participle	steðjazk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	steðjumk	steðjuðumk
2nd-person singular	steðjask	steðjaðisk
3rd-person singular	steðjask	steðjaðisk
1st-person plural	steðjumsk	steðjuðumsk
2nd-person plural	steðizk	steðjuðuzk
3rd-person plural	steðjask	steðjuðusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	steðjumk	steðjuðumk
2nd-person singular	steðisk	steðjaðisk
3rd-person singular	steðisk	steðjaðisk
1st-person plural	steðimsk	steðjaðimsk
2nd-person plural	steðizk	steðjaðizk
3rd-person plural	steðisk	steðjaðisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	steðjask
1st-person plural	steðjumsk
2nd-person plural	steðizk

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

steðja

1. inflection of steði:
   1. oblique singular
   2. accusative plural
   3. genitive plural

References

• steðja in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.