stiellan

Old English

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Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsti͜yl.lɑn/, [ˈsti͜yɫ.ɫɑn]

Etymology 1

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    Compare the noun stiell, styll (“leap”).

    Verb

    stiellan (Early West Saxon)

    1. to leap
    Conjugation
    Conjugation of stiellan (weak, class 1)
    infinitive stiellan stiellenne
    indicative mood present tense past tense
    first person singular stielle stielde
    second person singular stiellest, stielst stieldest
    third person singular stielleþ, stielþ stielde
    plural stiellaþ stieldon
    subjunctive present tense past tense
    singular stielle stielde
    plural stiellen stielden
    imperative
    singular stiell
    plural stiellaþ
    participle present past
    stiellende (ġe)stielled
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      Equivalent to steall (“position, place”) +‎ -an. For the phonetic development of *-allij-, compare Early West Saxon fiellan, fielde, Anglian fellan, felde.

      Verb

      stiellan (Early West Saxon, rare)

      1. to stand
        • The Judgement Day II 114, (translation of De die iudicii: 'tum superum subito veniet commota potestas, coetibus angelicis regem stipata supernum'):[1][2]
          þonne cumað upplice eoredheapas,
          stiþmægen astyred, styllað embutan
          eal engla werod, ecne behlænað,
          ðone mæran metod mihte and þrymme.
          (please add an English translation of this quotation)
      Conjugation
      Conjugation of stiellan (weak, class 1)
      infinitive stiellan stiellenne
      indicative mood present tense past tense
      first person singular stielle stielde
      second person singular stiellest, stielst stieldest
      third person singular stielleþ, stielþ stielde
      plural stiellaþ stieldon
      subjunctive present tense past tense
      singular stielle stielde
      plural stiellen stielden
      imperative
      singular stiell
      plural stiellaþ
      participle present past
      stiellende (ġe)stielled

      See also

      References

      1. ^ Gatch, Milton McC. (2013), “Perceptions of eternity”, in The Cambridge Companion to Old English Literature, page 200
      2. ^ Caie, Graham D. (2000), The Old English Poem 'Judgement Day II', page 28

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