stien

Danish

Noun

stien c

1. definite singular of sti

Elfdalian

Etymology

From Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂-.

Noun

stien m

1. stone

Inflection

Declension of stien

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stie(n)	stien	stiener	stienär
accusative	stie(n)	stien	stiena	stieną
dative	stiene	stienem	stienum	stienum(e)
genitive	—	—	—	—

Middle English

Alternative forms

• stiȝen, stiȝan, stiȝe, steȝen, steye, stihen, styen

Etymology

From Old English stīgan, from Proto-Germanic *stīganą, from Proto-Indo-European *stéygʰeti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstiːən/

Verb

stien

1. To travel vertically; to ascend or descend:
   1. To drop or tumble downwards; to descend not of one's volition.
   2. To rise or move upwards; to move into the sky:
      1. (figurative) To aim to increase one's knowledge or virtue.
      2. (figurative) To increase one's position in society.
      3. (figurative) To intensify, strengthen, or to be magnified.
      4. (figurative, rare) To become apparent mentally; to realise.
      5. (rare) To revolt; be angry, protest.
      6. (rare) To get up; to rise from a seat or bed.
   3. To move up a vertical surface; to scale.
   4. To begin to ride; to ascend on to.
   5. (religion) To enter heaven by ascension.
2. To go or travel towards; to journey or venture.
3. (rare) To arrive; to make an entrance into.
4. (rare) To exist or reach upwards.

Conjugation

Conjugation of stien (strong class 1 or weak in -ede)

infinitive	(to) stien, stie
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	stie	stie, stied(e)
2nd-person singular	stiest	stie1, stiedest
3rd-person singular	stieth	stie, stied(e)
subjunctive singular	stie	stie2, stied(e)
imperative singular		—
plural3	stien, stie	stien, stie, stieden, stied(e)
imperative plural	stieth, stie	—
participles	stiynge, stiende	stien, stie, stied, ystien, ystie

¹ Later replaced by the 1st-/3rd-person singular or stieest.
² Later replaced by the indicative.
³ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• steȝere
• stie
• sty

Descendants

• Scots: styan
• English: sty (obsolete)

References

• “stīen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-8.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

stien m

1. definite singular of sti

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

stien m

1. definite singular of sti

Slovak

Noun

stien

1. genitive plural of stena

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian stēn, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂-. Cognates include Saterland Frisian Steen, German Stein, English stone, Swedish sten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stiə̯n/

Noun

stien c (plural stiennen, diminutive stientsje)

1. stone

Derived terms

• stienich

Further reading

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