stean

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stiːn/
• Rhymes: -iːn

Etymology 1

From Middle English stene (“waterpot”), from Old English stǣna (“stone jug, a stean, a pot of stone or earth”) and Old English stǣne (“pitcher, jug”), from Proto-Germanic *stainijǭ (“stone vessel”). Cognate with Old High German steinna (“pot, saucepan”). Compare stein.

Noun

stean (plural steans)

1. A vessel made of clay or stone; a pot of stone or earth.
2. A wall of brick, stone, or cement, used as a lining, as of a well, cistern, etc.; a steening.
3. (UK, dialectal) A stone.
4. (UK, dialectal) A large box of stones used for pressing cheese; a cheese-press.

Derived terms

• stean-pot

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English stenen, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English stǣnan (“to stone, cast stones at; adorn with precious stones”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *stainijaną (“to adorn with stones”), *stainōną (“to throw stones at”). Cognate with Old High German steinen (“to adorn with stones”), Old High German steinōn (“to throw stones”), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (stainjan, “to throw stones at”).

Alternative forms

• steen

Verb

stean (third-person singular simple present steans, present participle steaning, simple past and past participle steaned)

1. To pelt with stones; throw stones at; stone.
2. To fit with stones; mend, line, pave, etc. with stones.

   to stean a well

Noun

stean (plural steans)

1. A stone.

Anagrams

• Antes, Teans, Tenas, antes, etnas, nates, neats, senat, stane

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West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian stān, from Proto-Germanic *stāną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɪə̯n/

Verb

stean

1. to stand

Inflection

Conjugation of stean

Infinitive: stean
	Present tense				Past tense
person	singular		plural		singular		plural
1st	ik	stean	wy	steane	ik	stie	wy	stiene
2nd	do/dû	stiest	jimme	steane	do/dû	stiest	jimme	stiene
3rd	hy/sy	stiet	hja	steane	hy/sy	stie	hja	stiene
	Present participle		Imperative		Auxiliary		Past participle
	steand (steande)		stean		hawwe		stien

• Variant past plural: stienen

Further reading

• “stean”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011