gesten

See also: Gesten

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʒes.tən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈd͡ʒes.ten]

Verb

gesten

1. third-person plural present indicative of gestar

Middle English

Etymology 1

From gest (“guest”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

• geste, gest

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛstən/

Verb

gesten

2. (rare) To host a guest, provide hospitality.
3. (rare) To provide lodging and/or food.

Conjugation

Conjugation of gesten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) gesten, geste
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	geste	gested
2nd-person singular	gestest	gestedest
3rd-person singular	gesteth	gested
subjunctive singular	geste
imperative singular		—
plural1	gesten, geste	gesteden, gestede
imperative plural	gesteth, geste	—
participles	gestynge, gestende	gested, ygested

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: guest

References

• “gesten, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-26.

Etymology 2

From geste (“tale”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Alternative forms

• geste, gest, geest, gestyn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛstən/, /ˈdʒɛːstən/

Verb

gesten

2. (rare) To read poetry aloud.

Conjugation

Conjugation of gesten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) gesten, geste
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	geste	gested
2nd-person singular	gestest	gestedest
3rd-person singular	gesteth	gested
subjunctive singular	geste
imperative singular		—
plural1	gesten, geste	gesteden, gestede
imperative plural	gesteth, geste	—
participles	gestynge, gestende	gested, ygested

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: gest

References

• “ǧē̆sten, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-26.

Etymology 3

Verb

gesten

1. Alternative form of gestenen (“to lodge”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

gesten m

1. definite singular of gest

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

gesten m

1. definite singular of gest

Spanish

Verb

gesten

1. inflection of gestar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Swedish

Noun

gesten

1. definite singular of gest

Anagrams

• getens, stegen, tegens