stigan
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *stīgan, from Proto-Germanic *stīganą.
Verb
stīgan
- to climb, to ascend
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- gistīgan
- nitherstīgan
- upstīgan
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: stigen
- Dutch: stijgen
- Limburgish: stiege
Further reading
- “stīgan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *stīgan, from Proto-Germanic *stīganą, from Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstiː.ɡɑn/, [ˈstiː.ɣɑn]
Verb
stīgan
- to go
- to go up, ascend, climb
Conjugation
Conjugation of stīgan (strong class 1)
| infinitive | stīgan | stīgenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | stīge | stāg, stāh |
| second person singular | stīġst | stige |
| third person singular | stīġþ | stāg, stāh |
| plural | stīgaþ | stigon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | stīge | stige |
| plural | stīgen | stigen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | stīġ | |
| plural | stīgaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| stīgende | (ġe)stiġen | |
Derived terms
- āstīgan (“go, proceed, climb”)
- forestīgan (“go before, excel”)
- ġestīgan (“mount, ascend”)
- oferstīgan (“climb onto, on top, or over”)
- ofstīgan (“descend, depart”)
Related terms
- dūnestīgende (“descending”)
- niþerstige (“a descent”)
- niþerstīgend (“one who descends”)
- onstīgend (“one who ascends”)
- stǣġer (“a stair”)
- stīga (“a path”)
- stiġel (“a stile”)
- stīgend (“a sty”)
- upāstigenness (“an ascent, a way to ascend”)
- upstige (“an ascent, ascension”)
- upstīgend (“one who ascends”)
Descendants
- Middle English: stien, stiȝen, stighen
- English: sty, stigh
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “stigan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *stīganą.
Verb
stīgan
- to climb up, ascend
Conjugation
Conjugation of stīgan (strong class 1)
| infinitive | stīgan | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | stīgu | stēh, stēg |
| 2nd person singular | stīgis | stigi |
| 3rd person singular | stīgid | stēh, stēg |
| plural | stīgad | stigun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | stīge | stigi |
| 2nd person singular | stīges | stigis |
| 3rd person singular | stīge | stigi |
| plural | stīgen | stigin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | stīg | |
| plural | stīgad | |
| participle | present | past |
| stīgandi | gistigan, stigan | |
Derived terms
- gistigan
Descendants
- Low German: stiegen