stellan

Old English

Alternative forms

• stiellan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stalljan, from Proto-Indo-European *stel-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstel.lɑn/, [ˈsteɫ.ɫɑn]

Verb

stellan (Anglian)

1. to set, to place

Conjugation

Conjugation of stellan (weak class 1)

infinitive	stellan	stellenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	stelle	stealde
second person singular	stellest, stelst	stealdest
third person singular	stelleþ, stelþ	stealde
plural	stellaþ	stealdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	stelle	stealde
plural	stellen	stealden
imperative
singular	stell
plural	stellaþ
participle	present	past
	stellende	(ġe)steald

Derived terms

• anstellan
• āstellan
• astellan
• ġestellan
• oferstellan
• onstellan

 

Descendants

• Middle English: stellen
  • Scots: stell
  • English: stell

See also

• stillan

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “stellan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Old English to Modern English Translator