gesten

See also: Gesten

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

gesten

  1. third-person plural present indicative of gestar

Middle English

Etymology 1

From gest (guest) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɛstən/

Verb

gesten

  1. (rare) To host a guest, provide hospitality.
  2. (rare) To provide lodging and/or food.
Conjugation
Conjugation of gesten (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) gesten, geste
present tense past tense
1st-person singular geste gested
2nd-person singular gestest gestedest
3rd-person singular gesteth gested
subjunctive singular geste
imperative singular
plural1 gesten, geste gesteden, gestede
imperative plural gesteth, geste
participles gestynge, gestende gested, ygested

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants
  • English: guest
References

Etymology 2

From geste (tale) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʒɛstən/, /ˈdʒɛːstən/

Verb

gesten

  1. (rare) To read poetry aloud.
Conjugation
Conjugation of gesten (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) gesten, geste
present tense past tense
1st-person singular geste gested
2nd-person singular gestest gestedest
3rd-person singular gesteth gested
subjunctive singular geste
imperative singular
plural1 gesten, geste gesteden, gestede
imperative plural gesteth, geste
participles gestynge, gestende gested, ygested

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants
References

Etymology 3

Verb

gesten

  1. alternative form of gestenen (to lodge)

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

gesten m

  1. definite singular of gest

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

gesten m

  1. definite singular of gest

Spanish

Verb

gesten

  1. inflection of gestar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Swedish

Noun

gesten

  1. definite singular of gest

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