steðja

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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 present past
1st-person singular steð stadda
2nd-person singular steðr staddir
3rd-person singular steðr staddi
1st-person plural steðjum stǫddum
2nd-person plural steðið stǫdduð
3rd-person plural steðja stǫddu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular steðja stedda
2nd-person singular steðir steddir
3rd-person singular steði steddi
1st-person plural steðim steddim
2nd-person plural steðið steddið
3rd-person plural 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 present past
1st-person singular steðjumk stǫddumk
2nd-person singular stezk staddisk
3rd-person singular stezk staddisk
1st-person plural steðjumsk stǫddumsk
2nd-person plural steðizk stǫdduzk
3rd-person plural steðjask stǫddusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular steðjumk steddumk
2nd-person singular steðisk steddisk
3rd-person singular steðisk steddisk
1st-person plural steðimsk steddimsk
2nd-person plural steðizk steddizk
3rd-person plural steðisk steddisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular stezk
1st-person plural steðjumsk
2nd-person plural steðizk
Descendants

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 present past
1st-person singular steðja steðjaða
2nd-person singular steðjar steðjaðir
3rd-person singular steðjar steðjaði
1st-person plural steðjum steðjuðum
2nd-person plural steðið steðjuðuð
3rd-person plural steðja steðjuðu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular steðja steðjaða
2nd-person singular steðir steðjaðir
3rd-person singular steðir steðjaði
1st-person plural steðim steðjaðim
2nd-person plural steðið steðjaðið
3rd-person plural 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 present past
1st-person singular steðjumk steðjuðumk
2nd-person singular steðjask steðjaðisk
3rd-person singular steðjask steðjaðisk
1st-person plural steðjumsk steðjuðumsk
2nd-person plural steðizk steðjuðuzk
3rd-person plural steðjask steðjuðusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular steðjumk steðjuðumk
2nd-person singular steðisk steðjaðisk
3rd-person singular steðisk steðjaðisk
1st-person plural steðimsk steðjaðimsk
2nd-person plural steðizk steðjaðizk
3rd-person plural 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

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