stigan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stīgan, from Proto-Germanic *stīganą.

Verb

stīgan

  1. to climb, to ascend

Conjugation

Conjugation of stīgan (strong class 1)
infinitive stīgan
indicative present past
1st person singular stīgo, stīgon stēg
2nd person singular stīgis stigi
3rd person singular stīgit stēg
1st person plural stīgun stigon
2nd person plural stīgit stigot
3rd person plural stīgunt stigon
subjunctive present past
1st person singular stīge stigi
2nd person singular stīgis stigi
3rd person singular stīge stigi
1st person plural stīgin stigin
2nd person plural stīgit stigit
3rd person plural stīgin stigin
imperative present
singular stīg
plural stīget
participle present past
stīgandi stigan, gistigan

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: stigen
    • Dutch: stijgen
    • Limburgish: stiege

Further reading

  • “stīgan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stīgan, from Proto-Germanic *stīganą, from Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstiː.ɡɑn/, [ˈstiː.ɣɑn]

Verb

stīgan

  1. to go
  2. to go up; ascend; climb

Conjugation

Conjugation of stīgan (strong, class I)
infinitive stīgan stīgenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular stīge stāg, stāh
second person singular stīġst stige
third person singular stīġþ stāg, stāh
plural stīgaþ stigon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular stīge stige
plural stīgen stigen
imperative
singular stīġ
plural stīgaþ
participle present past
stīgende (ġe)stiġen

Derived terms

  • dūnestīgende (“descending”)
  • niþerstige (“a descent”)
  • niþerstīgend (“one who descends”)
  • onstīgend (“one who ascends”)
  • stǣġer (“a stair”)
  • stīga (“a path”)
  • stiġel (“a stile”)
  • stīgend (“a sty”)
  • upāstigenness (“an ascent, a way to ascend”)
  • upstige (“an ascent, ascension”)
  • upstīgend (“one who ascends”)

Descendants

References

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stīgan.

Verb

stīgan

  1. to climb up, ascend

Conjugation

Conjugation of stīgan (strong class 1)
infinitive stīgan
indicative present past
1st person singular stīgu stēh, stēg
2nd person singular stīgis stigi
3rd person singular stīgid stēh, stēg
plural stīgad stigun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular stīge stigi
2nd person singular stīges stigis
3rd person singular stīge stigi
plural stīgen stigin
imperative present
singular stīg
plural stīgad
participle present past
stīgandi gistigan, stigan

Derived terms

Descendants

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