stælan

Icelandic

Noun

stælan

1. definite nominative singular of stæla

Old English

Etymology

Perhaps an alteration of earlier *stæþlan or derived from stāl (“charge, lawsuit, strife, resistance”). Compare Old English staþol (“base, foundation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstæː.lɑn/

Verb

stǣlan

1. to establish, found, institute
2. to continue, carry on
3. to admit, confess; base, declare
4. to charge, accuse, impute wrong-doing to, lay blame

Conjugation

Conjugation of stǣlan (weak class 1)

infinitive	stǣlan	stǣlenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	stǣle	stǣlde
second person singular	stǣlest, stǣlst	stǣldest
third person singular	stǣleþ, stǣlþ	stǣlde
plural	stǣlaþ	stǣldon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	stǣle	stǣlde
plural	stǣlen	stǣlden
imperative
singular	stǣl
plural	stǣlaþ
participle	present	past
	stǣlende	(ġe)stǣled

Related terms

• stāl