stehhan

Old High German

Alternative forms

• stechan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stekan.

Verb

stehhan

1. to pierce
2. to stick

Conjugation

Conjugation of stehhan (strong class 4)

infinitive	stehhan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	stihu, stiho	stah
2nd person singular	stihis, stihist	stāhi
3rd person singular	stihit	stah
1st person plural	stehhem, stehhemēs	stāhum, stāhumēs
2nd person plural	stehhet	stāhut
3rd person plural	stehhant	stāhun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	stehhe	stāhi
2nd person singular	stehhēs, stehhēst	stāhīs, stāhīst
3rd person singular	stehhe	stāhi
1st person plural	stehhēm, stehhemēs	stāhīm, stāhīmēs
2nd person plural	stehhēt	stāhīt
3rd person plural	stehhēn	stāhīn
imperative	present
singular	stih
plural	stehhet
participle	present	past
	stehhanti	gistohan

Descendants

• Middle High German: stechen
  • German: stechen
  • Luxembourgish: stiechen
  • Yiddish: שטעכן (shtekhn)

References

1. Wright, Joseph. An Old High German Primer, Second Edition, 1906.