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
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