"standan" meaning in Old English

See standan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈstɑn.dɑn/
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). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*standan}} Proto-West Germanic *standan, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*standaną}} Proto-Germanic *standaną, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*steh₂-}} Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-, {{cog|ofs|stonda}} Old Frisian stonda, {{cog|osx|standan}} Old Saxon standan, {{cog|goh|stantan}} Old High German stantan, {{cog|non|standa}} Old Norse standa, {{cog|got|𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽}} Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (standan), {{cog|la|stare}} Latin stare, {{cog|grc|ἵστημι}} Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi) Head templates: {{ang-verb}} standan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|standan<s6>}} Forms: strong [table-tags], standan [infinitive], standenne [infinitive], stande [first-person, present, singular], stōd [first-person, past, singular], stenst [present, second-person, singular], stentst [present, second-person, singular], stōde [past, second-person, singular], stent [present, singular, third-person], stōd [past, singular, third-person], standaþ [plural, present], stōdon [past, plural], stande [present, singular], stōde [past, singular], standen [plural, present], stōden [past, plural], stand [imperative, past, present, singular], standaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], standende [imperative, present], standen [imperative, past], ġestanden [imperative, past], stondan [alternative]
  1. to stand
    Sense id: en-standan-ang-verb-M5TgKh6g
  2. to be positioned, located
    Sense id: en-standan-ang-verb-IR2YRTCf Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ætstandan, āgenstandan, āstandan, bestandan, forestandan, forstandan, ġestandan, oferstandan, ofstandan, ōþstandan, understandan, wiþstandan, ymbstandan

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "āstandan"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bestandan"
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      "word": "forstandan"
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      "word": "oferstandan"
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      "word": "ofstandan"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ōþstandan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "understandan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wiþstandan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ymbstandan"
    }
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      "expansion": "Old Saxon standan",
      "name": "cog"
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        "1": "goh",
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      "expansion": "Old High German stantan",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "standa"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse standa",
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      "args": {
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        "2": "𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽"
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  "forms": [
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "standenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stande",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stōd",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stenst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stentst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "stōde",
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "standaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
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      "form": "stōdon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
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      "form": "standen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
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      "form": "stōden",
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
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      "form": "stand",
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        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "standende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "standen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġestanden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stondan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "standan",
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  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "standan<s6>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
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              9,
              14
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The town stood by the sea.",
          "text": "Sēo burg stōd bī þǣre sǣ.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              77,
              83
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              83,
              90
            ]
          ],
          "english": "A wise man must understand how spiritual it is\nwhen all wealth of this world stands empty;",
          "ref": "10th century, The Wanderer:",
          "text": "Onġietan sċeal glēaw hæle · hū gǣstlīċ bið,\nþonne ealle þisse worulde wela · wēste stondeð;",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "to stand"
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          "stand"
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          "_dis": "14 86",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "18 82",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
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          "_dis": "10 90",
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        {
          "english": "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.",
          "text": "late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans\nSē 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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "to be positioned, located"
      ],
      "id": "en-standan-ang-verb-IR2YRTCf",
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          "positioned"
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        [
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          "located"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstɑn.dɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "standan"
}
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    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English verbs",
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    "Pages with entries"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ætstandan"
    },
    {
      "word": "āgenstandan"
    },
    {
      "word": "āstandan"
    },
    {
      "word": "bestandan"
    },
    {
      "word": "forestandan"
    },
    {
      "word": "forstandan"
    },
    {
      "word": "ġestandan"
    },
    {
      "word": "oferstandan"
    },
    {
      "word": "ofstandan"
    },
    {
      "word": "ōþstandan"
    },
    {
      "word": "understandan"
    },
    {
      "word": "wiþstandan"
    },
    {
      "word": "ymbstandan"
    }
  ],
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          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian stonda",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
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      "expansion": "Old Saxon standan",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old High German stantan",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse standa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽"
      },
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
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      "expansion": "Latin stare",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
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      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi)",
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *standan, from Proto-Germanic *standaną, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.\nCognate 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).",
  "forms": [
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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    {
      "form": "standenne",
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      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stande",
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      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "stōd",
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      "tags": [
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        "past",
        "singular"
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      "form": "stenst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stentst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stōde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stent",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stōd",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "standaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stōdon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stande",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stōde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "standen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stōden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stand",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "standaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "standende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "standen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġestanden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stondan",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "standan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "standan<s6>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with quotations",
        "Old English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              14
            ]
          ],
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              9,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The town stood by the sea.",
          "text": "Sēo burg stōd bī þǣre sǣ.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              77,
              83
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              83,
              90
            ]
          ],
          "english": "A wise man must understand how spiritual it is\nwhen all wealth of this world stands empty;",
          "ref": "10th century, The Wanderer:",
          "text": "Onġietan sċeal glēaw hæle · hū gǣstlīċ bið,\nþonne ealle þisse worulde wela · wēste stondeð;",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to stand"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stand",
          "stand"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "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.",
          "text": "late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans\nSē 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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be positioned, located"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "positioned",
          "positioned"
        ],
        [
          "located",
          "located"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈstɑn.dɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "standan"
}

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