stön

• stäin (West Central Bavarian)
• stölln (Southern Bavarian)

From Middle High German stellen, from Old High German stellen, from Proto-West Germanic *stalljan (“to put, position”), from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to place, put, post, stand”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtœn/

stön (past participle gstöd) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

1. (transitive) to put, to place, to position such that it stands upright (compare setzn, legn)

   Stöst as då her, bittschee. ― Put it here, please.

   1. (figuratively, abstractly) to pose, to lodge

      Muagn stöll i an Åntråg. ― I will lodge an application tomorrow.

   2. to provide, to afford, to place at someone's disposal

      Des Oaweitsgwånd stöd der Oaweitsgeber. ― Working clothes are provided by the employer.

   3. to encounter and stop

      Der Dieb is gstöd wuan. ― The thief was stopped (and arrested) by the police.

   4. to set, adjust

      Synonym: eistön

      I stö ma'n Wecker auf sechse in da Fruah. ― I set my alarm for six AM.

2. (reflexive, with dative object) to expose oneself, to succumb, to come out to face, to confront

   Stö di deiner Ångst! ― Confront your fear!

   Der Dieb hod se der Polizei gstöd. ― The thief surrendered to the police.

3. (transitive) to feign, to simulate, to pretend

   Des woar ållas nur gstöd. ― It was all fake.

   se tot stön ― to play dead

Deverbal from stöna. Cognate of Danish støn, Norwegian stønn.

stön n

1. a moan; a groan (from pleasure or pain)

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