forstandan

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *frastandan. Equivalent to for- +‎ standan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /forˈstɑn.dɑn/ === Verb === forstandan to stand for, defend; shield, help, benefit to be good for, avail, profit to be as good as, stand as the same or equivalent of to stand against; gainstand, withstand, hinder, stop (someone) to understand ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: forstanden English: forstand Scots: forstand