steten

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

steten

  1. inflection of stet:
    1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
    2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
    3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
    4. strong dative plural
    5. weak/mixed all-case plural

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English *stēatan, from Proto-West Germanic *stautan, from Proto-Germanic *stautaną, from Proto-Indo-European *stewd-.

Verb

steten (third-person singular simple present stet, present participle stetende, first-/third-person singular past indicative stette, past participle istett)

  1. (transitive) To make a thrust; strike; thrust; push hard on; knock; set; strike at; trample
  2. (intransitive) To fall heavily
  3. (intransitive) To move rapidly; hasten; rush

Descendants

  • ⇒ Scots: steater (?)
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