steden

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsteːdə(n)/ Rhymes: -eːdən === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch steden, staden. Equivalent to stad +‎ -en and shows the effect of historical umlaut. The verb derived from the sense of stad meaning "place" in general, which is now obsolete. ==== Alternative forms ==== staden ==== Verb ==== steden (transitive, obsolete) to place (transitive, obsolete) to hold in place ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== besteden === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== steden plural of stad === Anagrams === sneedt == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From stede (“place”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix), with influence from Old Norse steðja (“to stop, place”). ==== Alternative forms ==== sted, stedde, stede, steede ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈstɛːdən/, /ˈstɛdən/ ==== Verb ==== steden (third-person singular simple present stedeth, present participle stedynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative stedde, past participle sted) To put or place (in a location) (figuratively) To place in a situation; to trouble with. To linger; to stay still. To stop or cease (moving, from doing) (rare) To set up; to prepare. (rare) To be useful or helpful. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Descendants ===== English: stead Scots: steid, sted ===== References ===== “steden, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Old English stēdan, equivalent to stede (“steed”) +‎ -en (plural suffix). ==== Noun ==== steden plural of stede (“steed”)