steden

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsteːdə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -eːdən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch steden, staden. Equivalent to stad +‎ -en. The verb derived from the sense of stad meaning "place" in general, which is now obsolete.

Alternative forms

• staden

Verb

steden

1. (transitive, obsolete) to place
2. (transitive, obsolete) to hold in place

Inflection

Derived terms

• besteden

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

steden

1. plural of stad

Anagrams

• sneedt

Middle English

Etymology 1

From stede (“place”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix), with influence from Old Norse steðja (“to stop, place”).

Alternative forms

• sted, stedde, stede, steede

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛːdən/, /ˈstɛdən/

Verb

steden (third-person singular simple present stedeth, present participle stedynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative stedde, past participle sted)

1. To put or place (in a location)
2. (figuratively) To place in a situation; to trouble with.
3. To linger; to stay still.
4. To stop or cease (moving, from doing)
5. (rare) To set up; to prepare.
6. (rare) To be useful or helpful.

Conjugation

Descendants

• English: stead
• Scots: steid, sted

References

• “steden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old English stēdan, equivalent to stede (“steed”) +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

steden

1. plural of stede (“steed”)