gestaþolian

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġestaþelian
• ġestaðelian, ġestaðolian — edh spellings

Etymology

Equivalent to ġe- +‎ staþol +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈstɑ.θo.li.ɑn/, [jeˈstɑ.ðo.li.ɑn]

Verb

ġestaþolian

1. to fix, place firmly, set
2. to settle, lodge
3. to build, erect
4. to found, establish
5. to make firm, stable, or effectual
6. (literal or figurative) to restore something fallen or lost

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġestaþolian (weak class 2)

infinitive	ġestaþolian	ġestaþolienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġestaþoliġe	ġestaþolode
second person singular	ġestaþolast	ġestaþolodest
third person singular	ġestaþolaþ	ġestaþolode
plural	ġestaþoliaþ	ġestaþolodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġestaþoliġe	ġestaþolode
plural	ġestaþoliġen	ġestaþoloden
imperative
singular	ġestaþola
plural	ġestaþoliaþ
participle	present	past
	ġestaþoliende	ġestaþolod

Derived terms

• ġestaþoliend m (“founder”)
• ġestaþolung f (“placing, firmness”)

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠESTAÐELIAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠESTAÐELIAN supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.