astyrian

Old English

Etymology

ā- +‎ styrian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈstyr.jɑn/, [ɑːˈstyrˠ.jɑn]

Verb

āstyrian

  1. to stir up, disturb
    • c. 994, Ælfric, On the Twelve Winds
      Fēower heafodwindas synd. Sē fyrmesta is ēasterne wind, subsolanus ġehāten, for þām ðe hē blæwð frām ðǣre sunnan upspringe, ⁊ ys swyðe ġemetegod. Sē ōðer heafodwind is sūðerne, auster ġehāten, sē āstyreð wolcnu, ⁊ ligettas, ⁊ mistlice cwyld blǣwð geond ðās eorðan.
      There are four headwinds. The first is the eastern wind, called subsolanus, because it blows from where the sun rises, and is very moderate. The second headwind is southern, called auster, which stirs up clouds, and lightnings, and blows various plagues around the earth.

Conjugation

Conjugation of āstyrian (weak, class 1)
infinitive āstyrian āstyrienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular āstyrie āstyrede
second person singular āstyrest āstyredest
third person singular āstyreþ āstyrede
plural āstyriaþ āstyredon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular āstyrie āstyrede
plural āstyrien āstyreden
imperative
singular āstyre
plural āstyriaþ
participle present past
āstyriende āstyred

Descendants

  • English: astir
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