Infinitive
| restan; rēstan |
| restenne; rēstenne |
Participles
| Present | restende; rēstende |
| Past | (ġe)rested; (ġe)rēsted |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | reste; rēste |
| 2nd sing. | restest; rest; rēstest; rēst |
| 3rd sing. | resteþ; rest; rēsteþ; rēst |
| 1st plur. | restaþ; rēstaþ |
| 2nd plur. | restaþ; rēstaþ |
| 3rd plur. | restaþ; rēstaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | reste; rēste |
| 2nd sing. | restest; rēstest |
| 3rd sing. | reste; rēste |
| 1st plur. | reston; rēston |
| 2nd plur. | reston; rēston |
| 3rd plur. | reston; rēston |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | reste; rēste |
| 2nd sing. | reste; rēste |
| 3rd sing. | reste; rēste |
| 1st plur. | resten; rēsten |
| 2nd plur. | resten; rēsten |
| 3rd plur. | resten; rēsten |
Past
| 1st sing. | reste; rēste |
| 2nd sing. | reste; rēste |
| 3rd sing. | reste; rēste |
| 1st plur. | resten; rēsten |
| 2nd plur. | resten; rēsten |
| 3rd plur. | resten; rēsten |
Imperative
| Singular | rest; rēst |
| Plural | restaþ; rēstaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'restan'
restan,
Verbs similar to 'restan'
reotan,
riestan,
westan,
awestan,
beatan,
berstan,
betan,
breatan,
breotan,
cystan,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *rastijan, derived from the noun *rastu (Old English ræst). Cognate with Old Frisian resta, Old Saxon restian, Old High German resten.
Verbs referencing "restan"
English
rest.
Sample Sentences
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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
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An. DCCXVI ⁊ on þām ilcan ġēare Ċeolrēd Miercna cyning forþferde, ⁊ his līċ resteþ on Licetfelda. (Year 716 In this year Ceolred, king of Mercia, died, and his body rests in Litchfield.)
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Hīe reston þrī dagas. (They rested for three days.)
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Cum þū hider and rest þīn limu. (Come here and rest your limbs.)
Cognates
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