steten

German

Adjective

steten

  1. inflected form of stet

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English *stēatan, from Proto-Germanic *stautaną, from Proto-Indo-European *stewd-.

Verb

steten (third-person singular simple present stet, present participle stetende, simple past stette, past participle istett)

  1. (transitive) To make a thrust; strike; thrust; push hard on; knock; set; strike at; trample
  2. (intransitive) To fall heavily
  3. (intransitive) To move rapidly; hasten; rush

Descendants
  • ⇒ Scots: steater (?)
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