farstandan

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *frastandan. Equivalent to far- +‎ standan.

Verb

farstandan

1. to understand

Conjugation

Conjugation of farstandan (strong class 6)

infinitive	farstandan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	farstandu	farstōd
2nd person singular	farstendis	farstōdi
3rd person singular	farstendid	farstōd
plural	farstandad	farstōdun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	farstande	farstōdi
2nd person singular	farstandes	farstōdis
3rd person singular	farstande	farstōdi
plural	farstanden	farstōdin
imperative	present
singular	farstand
plural	farstandad
participle	present	past
	farstandandi	farstandan

Descendants

• Middle Low German: vörstenden
  • → Old Norse: fyrirstanda, forstanda
    • Icelandic: fyrirstanda, forstanda
    • Faroese: forstanda
    • Norwegian:
      • Norwegian Bokmål: forstå
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: forstå
        • Russenorsk: forstå
    • Old Danish: forstande
      • Danish: forstå
    • Old Swedish: forstanda
      • Swedish: förstå