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ge-stillan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
ge-stillan, -styllan; p. de; pp. ed [stillan to rest] .
v. intrans.
To rest, cease, be still, quiet, mute; quiescĕre, sĕdāri, sĭlēre, obmutescĕre, rētĭcēre
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  • Hí ne móten ǽfre gestillan

    they may not ever be still,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 11, 51
      • ;
    • Met. 11, 26.

  • Seó gecyndelíce hǽtu gestilleþ on ðé

    the natural heat shall be quiet in thee,

    • Blickl. Homl. 7, 28.

  • Se wuldor-maga worda gestilde

    the illustrious man ceased from words,

    • Exon. 48 b
      • ;
    • Th. 167, 29
      • ;
    • Gú. 1067: Andr. Kmbl. 1064
      • ;
    • An. 532.

  • On Sæterdæg híg gestildon

    sabbăto sĭluērunt,

    • Lk. Bos. 23, 56.

  • Tantalus gestilde

    Tantalus became quiet,

    • Bt. 35, 6
      • ;
    • Fox 170, 2.

  • Súwa, and gestil

    tăce obmūtesce,

    • Mk. Bos. 4, 39.

  • He bebeád ðæm winde ðæt he gestilde

    he commanded the wind to be still,

    • Blickl. Homl. 235, 8.

  • Ic bebeóde ðé ðæt ðú fram ðisse ungeþwǽrnysse gestille

    I command thee to cease from this troubling,

    • Guthl. 8
      • ;
    • Gdwn. 48, 17.
v. trans.
To restrain, still, stop, stay, calm, keep in; compescĕre, cŏhĭbēre, sĕdāre, mītĭgāre, rĕtĭnēre
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  • Hilde calla héht ða folctogan fyrde gestillan

    the herald of war bade the folk-leaders make the army still,

    • Cd. 156
      • ;
    • Th. 194, 2
      • ;
    • Exod. 254.

  • Ða hátheortan hie mid náne fóreþonce nyllaþ gestillan

    the furious will not calm themselves with reflection,

    • Past. 40, 6
      • ;
    • Swt. 297, 4
      • ;
    • Hat. MS. 55 b, 7.

  • Hwá gestilleþ ðæt

    who shall still that?

    • Exon. l01 b
      • ;
    • Th. 384, 30
      • ;
    • Rä. 4, 35.

  • Hí ðone storm gestildon

    tempestātem sĕdārent,

    • Bd. 3, 15
      • ;
    • S. 541, 17.

  • Hæfde Metod regn gestilled

    the Creator had stilled the rain,

    • Cd. 71
      • ;
    • Th. 85, 18
      • ;
    • Gen. 1416: Salm. Kmbl. 236
      • ;
    • Sal. 117.
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v.  ge-stellan ge-styllan ge-styllan ge-styltan.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-stillan.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/16172.

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