standan

See also: stand an

Gothic

Romanization

standan

  1. romanization of 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *standan, from Proto-Germanic *standaną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Cognate with Old Frisian stonda, Old Saxon standan, Old High German stantan, Old Norse standa, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (standan). The Germanic source is cognate with Latin stare and Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɑn.dɑn/

Verb

standan

  1. to stand
    Sēo burg stōd bī þǣre sǣ.
    The town stood by the sea.
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      Onġietan sċeal glēaw hæle · hū gǣstlīċ bið,
      þonne ealle þisse worulde wela · wēste stondeð;
      A wise man must understand how spiritual it is
      when all wealth of this world stands empty;
  2. to be positioned, located
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
      Sē westsūþende Europe landġemirce is in Ispania westeweardum et ðǣm garseċġe, and mǣst æt þǣm iġlande, þætte Gaðes hātte, þǣr scīet sē Wendelsǣ up of þǣm garseċġe; þǣr ēac Ercoles sȳla standað.
      The southwestern limit of Europe is in Hispania at the western ocean, and the westernmost part is at the island known as Gades, where the Mediterranean flows into the ocean and where the Pillars of Hercules stand.

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Descendants

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *standan, from Proto-Germanic *standaną.

Verb

standan

  1. to stand
    Synonym: stān

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: standen, *stenden (attested in imperative stant)
    • Middle Low German: *bîstanden, bîstenden
    • Middle Low German: entweistanden
    • Middle Low German: standinge
    • Middle Low German: ümmestanden
    • Middle Low German: understanden
    • Middle Low German: upstanden
    • Middle Low German: vörstenden
    • Middle Low German: wedderstanden