Infinitive
gestenen; to gestenen; gestene
Participles
| Present | gestenynge; gestenende |
| Past | gestened; ygestened |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | gestene |
| 2nd sing. | gestenest |
| 3rd sing. | gesteneth |
| 1st plur. | gestenen; gestene; gesteneth |
| 2nd plur. | gestenen; gestene; gesteneth |
| 3rd plur. | gestenen; gestene; gesteneth |
Past
| 1st sing. | gestened; gestenede |
| 2nd sing. | gestenedest |
| 3rd sing. | gestened; gestenede |
| 1st plur. | gesteneden; gestened; gestenede |
| 2nd plur. | gesteneden; gestened; gestenede |
| 3rd plur. | gesteneden; gestened; gestenede |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | gestene |
| 2nd sing. | gestene |
| 3rd sing. | gestene |
Past
| 1st sing. | gestened; gestenede |
| 2nd sing. | gestened; gestenede |
| 3rd sing. | gestened; gestenede |
Imperative
| Singular | gestene |
| Plural | gesteneth; gestene |
Verbs conjugated like gestenen
syflen,
seisen,
cristenen,
snyten,
snowen,
snewen,
saucen,
sarsen,
whelven,
whelpen,
whelmen,
smoren,
smaken,
sliken,
sotten,
solven,
skyren,
bekenen,
beteren,
bewrien, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
Probably from an Old Norse form; in any case equivalent to gest (“guest”) + -enen.
Sample Sentences
Cognates
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