steðja

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Probably from some sort of factitive of Proto-Germanic *stadiz, whence native staðr and English stead.

Verb

steðja (past indicative staddi, past participle staddr)

  1. to stop
  2. to fix, settle
  3. to make firm
  4. to permit
Conjugation
Conjugation of steðja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive steðja
present participle steðjandi
past participle staddr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular steð stadda steðja stedda
2nd person singular steðr staddir steðir steddir
3rd person singular steðr staddi steði steddi
1st person plural steðjum stǫddum steðim steddim
2nd person plural steðið stǫdduð steðið steddið
3rd person plural steðja stǫddu steði steddi
imperative present
2nd person singular steð
1st person plural steðjum
2nd person plural steðið
Conjugation of steðja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive steðjask
present participle steðjandisk
past participle stazk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular steðjumk stǫddumk steðjumk steddumk
2nd person singular stezk staddisk steðisk steddisk
3rd person singular stezk staddisk steðisk steddisk
1st person plural steðjumsk stǫddumsk steðimsk steddimsk
2nd person plural steðizk stǫdduzk steðizk steddizk
3rd person plural steðjask stǫddusk steðisk steddisk
imperative present
2nd person singular stezk
1st person plural steðjumsk
2nd person plural steðizk
Descendants
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ste, stede
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ste, stede
  • Middle English: steden, sted, stedde, stede, steede (in part)

Etymology 2

Verb

steðja

  1. to bound, leap
Conjugation
Conjugation of steðja — active (weak class 2)
infinitive steðja
present participle steðjandi
past participle steðjaðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular steðja steðjaða steðja steðjaða
2nd person singular steðjar steðjaðir steðir steðjaðir
3rd person singular steðjar steðjaði steðir steðjaði
1st person plural steðjum steðjuðum steðim steðjaðim
2nd person plural steðið steðjuðuð steðið steðjaðið
3rd person plural steðja steðjuðu steði steðjaði
imperative present
2nd person singular steðja
1st person plural steðjum
2nd person plural steðið
Conjugation of steðja — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive steðjask
present participle steðjandisk
past participle steðjazk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular steðjumk steðjuðumk steðjumk steðjuðumk
2nd person singular steðjask steðjaðisk steðisk steðjaðisk
3rd person singular steðjask steðjaðisk steðisk steðjaðisk
1st person plural steðjumsk steðjuðumsk steðimsk steðjaðimsk
2nd person plural steðizk steðjuðuzk steðizk steðjaðizk
3rd person plural steðjask steðjuðusk steðisk steðjaðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular steðjask
1st person plural steðjumsk
2nd person plural steðizk

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

steðja

  1. inflection of steði:
    1. oblique singular
    2. accusative plural
    3. genitive plural

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “steðja”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 405; also available at the Internet Archive