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Bavarian
Etymology
From Middle High German stellen, from Old High German stellen, from Proto-West Germanic *stalljan (“to put, position”), from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to place, put, post, stand”).
Pronunciation
Verb
stön (past participle gstöd) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)
- (transitive) to put, to place, to position such that it stands upright (compare setzn, legn)
- Stöst as då her, bittschee. ― Put it here, please.
- (figuratively, abstractly) to pose, to lodge
- Muagn stöll i an Åntråg. ― I will lodge an application tomorrow.
- to provide, to afford, to place at someone's disposal
- Des Oaweitsgwånd stöd der Oaweitsgeber. ― Working clothes are provided by the employer.
- to encounter and stop
- Der Dieb is gstöd wuan. ― The thief was stopped (and arrested) by the police.
- to set, adjust
- Synonym: eistön
- I stö ma'n Wecker auf sechse in da Fruah. ― I set my alarm for six AM.
- (reflexive, with dative object) to expose oneself, to succumb, to come out to face, to confront
- Stö di deiner Ångst! ― Confront your fear!
- Der Dieb hod se der Polizei gstöd. ― The thief surrendered to the police.
- (transitive) to feign, to simulate, to pretend
- Des woar ållas nur gstöd. ― It was all fake.
- se tot stön ― to play dead
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Swedish
Etymology
Deverbal from stöna. Cognate of Danish støn, Norwegian stønn.
Noun
stön n
- moan, groan
Declension
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