gestillan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gastillijan, equivalent to ġe- +‎ stillan. Cognate with Old Saxon gistillian, Old High German gistillen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈstil.lɑn/, [jeˈstiɫ.ɫɑn]

Verb

ġestillan

  1. to rest, cease, mute, quiet, allay, make still; bestill
  2. to restrain, still, stop, calm
  3. to stop motion, silence

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġestillan (weak, class 1)
infinitive ġestillan ġestillenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ġestille ġestilde
second person singular ġestillest, ġestilst ġestildest
third person singular ġestilleþ, ġestilþ ġestilde
plural ġestillaþ ġestildon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ġestille ġestilde
plural ġestillen ġestilden
imperative
singular ġestill
plural ġestillaþ
participle present past
ġestillende ġestilled

Descendants

  • Middle English: ȝestillen, istillen; stillen (merged with descendant of Old English stillan)
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