astellan

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑːˈstel.lɑn/, [ɑːˈsteɫ.ɫɑn]

Etymology 1

By surface analysis, ā- +‎ stellan (“to place, set”).

Verb

āstellan

to set forth
to set, place
to establish, appoint
- Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
  Witodlīċe þis fēowertiġfealde fæsten wæs āsteald on ðǣre Ealdan Gėcȳðnysse, ðāðā sē heretoga Moyses fæste fēowertiġ daga and fēowertiġ nihta tosamne, tō þȳ þæt hē moste Godes ǣ underfōn.
  Truly, this fortyfold fast was established in the Old Testament, where the leader Moses fasted for forty days and forty nights, so that he could be allowed to receive God's law.
to undertake, undergo, begin

Conjugation

Conjugation of āstellan (weak, class 1)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	āstellan	āstellenne
first person singular	āstelle	āstealde
second person singular	āstelest	āstealdest
third person singular	āsteleþ	āstealde
plural	āstellaþ	āstealdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	āstelle	āstealde
plural	āstellen	āstealden
imperative
singular	āstele
plural	āstellaþ
participle	present	past
	āstellende	āsteald

Etymology 2

Verb

āstellan (Anglian)

alternative form of āstiellan

Conjugation

Conjugation of āstellan (weak class 1 Anglian)

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indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	āstellan¹	āstellenne, āstellanne
first person singular	āstellu, āstelle	āstelde
second person singular	āstelles³	āsteldes³
third person singular	āstelleþ²	āstelde
plural	āstellaþ²	āsteldun, āsteldon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	āstelle	āstelde
plural	āstellen¹	āstelden¹
imperative
singular	āstell
plural	āstellaþ²
participle	present	past
	āstellende	āstelled

¹In Northumbrian, final -n was regularly lost from these forms
²In Late Northumbrian, final -þ was frequently changed to -s
³In Mercian, final -t was sometimes added to these forms due to West Saxon influence