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

to fix, place firmly, set
to settle, lodge
to build, erect
to found, establish
to make firm, stable, or effectual
(literal or figurative) to restore something fallen or lost

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġestaþolian (weak class 2)

indicative mood	present tense	past tense
infinitive	ġestaþolian	ġestaþolienne
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, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠESTAÐELIAN supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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