stien

Danish

Noun

stien c

1. definite singular of sti

Elfdalian

Etymology

From Old Norse steinn, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂-.

Noun

stien m

1. stone

Inflection

Declension of stien

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stie(n)	stien	stiener	stienär
accusative	stie(n)	stien	stiena	stieną
dative	stiene	stienem	stienum	stienum(e)
genitive	—	—	—	—

Middle English

Alternative forms

• stiȝen, stiȝan, stiȝe, steȝen, steye, stihen, styen

Etymology

From Old English stīgan, from Proto-Germanic *stīganą, from Proto-Indo-European *stéygʰeti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstiːən/, /ˈstɛi̯ən/

Verb

stien

1. To travel vertically; to ascend or descend:
   1. To drop or tumble downwards; to descend not of one's volition.
   2. To rise or move upwards; to move into the sky:
      1. (figurative) To aim to increase one's knowledge or virtue.
      2. (figurative) To increase one's position in society.
      3. (figurative) To intensify, strengthen, or to be magnified.
      4. (figurative, rare) To become apparent mentally; to realise.
      5. (rare) To revolt; be angry, protest.
      6. (rare) To get up; to rise from a seat or bed.
   3. To move up a vertical surface; to scale.
   4. To begin to ride; to ascend on to.
   5. (religion) To enter heaven by ascension.
2. To go or travel towards; to journey or venture.
3. (rare) To arrive; to make an entrance into.
4. (rare) To exist or reach upwards.

Conjugation

Conjugation of stien (strong class 1 or weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) stien, stie
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	stie	stie, stied
2nd-person singular	stiest	stie, stiedest
3rd-person singular	stieth	stie, stied
subjunctive singular	stie	stie1, stied1
imperative singular		—
plural2	stien, stie	stien, stie, stieden, stiede
imperative plural	stieth, stie	—
participles	stiynge, stiende	stien, stie, stied, ystien, ystie

¹Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
²Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• steȝere
• stie
• sty

Descendants

• English: sty (obsolete)

References

• “stīen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-8.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

stien m

1. definite singular of sti

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

stien m

1. definite singular of sti

Slovak

Noun

stien

1. genitive plural of stena

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian stēn, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂-. Cognates include Saterland Frisian Steen, German Stein, English stone, Swedish sten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stiə̯n/

Noun

stien c (plural stiennen, diminutive stientsje)

1. stone

Derived terms

• stienich

Further reading

• “stien”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011