Ge-stillan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Ge-stillan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: -styllan; Related words: intrans. To rest, cease, be still, quiet, mute;

Definitions

1 ge-stillan

p. de; pp. ed [stillan to rest]. I. quiescĕre, sĕdāri, sĭlēre, obmutescĕre, rētĭcēre :-- Hí ne móten ǽfre gestillan they may not ever be still, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 51; Met. 11, 26. Seó gecyndelíce hǽtu gestilleþ on ðé the natural heat shall be quiet in thee, Blickl. Homl. 7, 28. Se wuldor-maga worda gestilde the illustrious man ceased from words, Exon. 48 b; Th. 167, 29; Gú. 1067: Andr. Kmbl. 1064; An. 532. On Sæterdæg híg gestildon sabbăto sĭluērunt, Lk. Bos. 23, 56. Tantalus gestilde Tantalus became quiet, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 2. Súwa, and gestil tăce obmūtesce, Mk. Bos. 4, 39. He bebeád ðæm winde ðæt he gestilde he commanded the wind to be still, Blickl. Homl. 235, 8. Ic bebeóde ðé ðæt ðú fram ðisse ungeþwǽrnysse gestille I command thee to cease from this troubling, Guthl. 8; Gdwn. 48, 17. II. compescĕre, cŏhĭbēre, sĕdāre, mītĭgāre, rĕtĭnēre :-- Hilde calla héht ða folctogan fyrde gestillan the herald of war bade the folk-leaders make the army still, Cd. 156; Th. 194, 2; Exod. 254. Ða hátheortan hie mid náne fóreþonce nyllaþ gestillan the furious will not calm themselves with reflection, Past. 40, 6; Swt. 297, 4; Hat. MS. 55 b, 7. Hwá gestilleþ ðæt who shall still that? Exon. l01 b; Th. 384, 30; Rä. 4, 35. Hí ðone storm gestildon tempestātem sĕdārent, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 17. Hæfde Metod regn gestilled the Creator had stilled the rain, Cd. 71;Th. 85, 18; Gen. 1416: Salm. Kmbl. 236; Sal. 117. ge-stillan

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ᚷᛖ-ᛋᛏᛁᛚᛚᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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