*starāną

Runic: ᛊᛏᚨᚱᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈstɑ.rɑː.nɑ̃/

verb · Weak class 3

Meanings

to gaze, stare

A verbal formation related to *staraz (‘stiff’), that is, "look at rigidly" > "stare".

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	starō	–	–
2nd singular	staraisi	–	starai
3rd singular	staraiþi	–	starāþau
1st dual	starōs	–	–
2nd dual	starāþiz	–	starāþiz
1st plural	starāmaz	–	–
2nd plural	staraiþ	–	staraiþ
3rd plural	starānþi	–	starānþau

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
starāną	starāndz	staradaz

*starēn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *staron (Old Dutch)
  - stāren (Middle Dutch)
    - staore (Limburgish)
*starēn (Proto-West Germanic)
- *staron (Old Dutch)
  - stāren (Middle Dutch)
    - staren (Dutch)
      - staar (Afrikaans)
*starēn (Proto-West Germanic)
- starian (Old English)
  - stāren (Middle English)
    - stare (English)
*starēn (Proto-West Germanic)
- starēn (Old High German)
  - staren (Middle High German)
    - starren (German)
*starēn (Proto-West Germanic)
- starrōn (Old Saxon)
  - starren, staren (Middle Low German)
stara (Old Norse)
- stara (Faroese)
- stara (Icelandic)
- stara (Norwegian Nynorsk)