stien

Danish

Noun

stien c

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of sti

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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	—	—	—	—

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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/, /ˈstɛi̯ən/

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/weak)

infinitive	(to) stien
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	stie	stie, stied
2nd person singular	stiest	stie, stied, stydest
3rd person singular	stieþ, stieth	stie, stied
plural	stien	stien, stiden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	stie	stie
plural	stien	stien
imperative	present
singular	stie
plural	stieþ, stieth
participle	present	past
	*stiende, stiynge	stien, (y)stied

Related terms

• steȝere
• stie
• sty

Descendants

• English: sty (obsolete)

References

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

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

stien m

1. definite singular of sti

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

stien m

1. definite singular of sti

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West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian stēn, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂-.

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