anstå

== Danish == === Etymology === From Middle Low German anstan. === Verb === anstå (imperative anstå, infinitive at anstå, present tense anstår, past tense anstod, perfect tense anstået) (reflexive) to be proper or suitable (reflexive) to be in accordance with applicable norms (archaic) to wait ==== Conjugation ==== === References === “anstå” in Den Danske Ordbog “anstå” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle Low German anstān (“to be suitable, befit”), a compound of an (“on, at”) and stān (“to stand”). By surface analysis, an (“on, at”) +‎ stå (“to stand”). The first element is from Old Saxon an (“on, at”), from Proto-West Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic *an (“on, at”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂én (“up, on high”). The second element is from Old Saxon stān, from Proto-West Germanic *stān (“to stand”), from Proto-Germanic *stāną (“to stand”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”). Compare Danish anstå (“to be proper, suitable”), Swedish anstå (“to befit; to be postponed”), Dutch aanstaan (“to please, be liked”) and German anstehen (“to queue; to be pending; to befit; to outcrop”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²ˈanˌstoː/, [ˈânˌstoː] Rhymes: -anstoː Hyphenation: an‧stå === Verb === anstå (imperative anstå, present tense anstår, passive anstås, simple past ansto or anstod, supine anstått, past participle anstått, present participle anstående) (mining, geology, intransitive, of rock, ore, etc.) to outcrop; to emerge or be exposed at the surface of the ground (literary) to suit, please; to be agreeable to someone (reflexive) anstå seg — to be proper, seemly, or appropriate; to befit someone Slikt anstår seg ikke. ― That is not proper. ==== Related terms ==== anstand (“dignity, decorum”) anstendig (“decent, proper”) === References === “anstå” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “anstå” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Swedish == === Etymology === From an- +‎ stå. === Verb === anstå (present anstår, preterite anstod, supine anstått, imperative anstå) to wait to materialize to constitute an appropriate or expected pattern of action (for something) to postpone ==== Conjugation ==== === References === “anstå”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)