*stīganą
Runic: ᛊᛏᛁᚷᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈstiː.ɣɑ.nɑ̃/verb · Strong class 1
Meanings
to go up; climb, ascend
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *stéygʰeti, from *steygʰ- (‘to walk, climb’). Cognate with Ancient Greek στείχω (steíkhō) (steíkhō, ‘I go’) and Old Church Slavonic стигнѫ (stignǫ) (stignǫ, ‘I come’).
Conjugation
Present active
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | stīgō | stīgaų | – |
| 2nd singular | stīgizi | stīgaiz | stīg |
| 3rd singular | stīgidi | stīgai | stīgadau |
| 1st dual | stīgōz | stīgaiw | – |
| 2nd dual | stīgadiz | stīgaidiz | stīgadiz |
| 1st plural | stīgamaz | stīgaim | – |
| 2nd plural | stīgid | stīgaid | stīgid |
| 3rd plural | stīgandi | stīgain | stīgandau |
Present passive
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | stīgai | – |
| 2nd singular | stīgazai | stīgaizau |
| 3rd singular | stīgadai | stīgaidau |
| 1st dual | – | – |
| 2nd dual | – | – |
| 1st plural | stīgandai | stīgaindau |
| 2nd plural | stīgandai | stīgaindau |
| 3rd plural | stīgandai | stīgaindau |
Past
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | staig | stigį̄ |
| 2nd singular | staiht | stigīz |
| 3rd singular | staig | stigī |
| 1st dual | stigū | stigīw |
| 2nd dual | stigudiz | stigīdiz |
| 1st plural | stigum | stigīm |
| 2nd plural | stigud | stigīd |
| 3rd plural | stigun | stigīn |
Non-finite Forms
| Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| stīganą | stīgandz | stiganaz |
Descendants
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*stīgan (Proto-West Germanic)
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stīgan (Old Dutch)
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stigen (Middle Dutch)
- stijgen (Dutch)
- stiege (Limburgish)
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stigen (Middle Dutch)
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stīgan (Old Dutch)
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*stīgan (Proto-West Germanic)
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stīgan (Old English)
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stighen, stien (Middle English)
- sty (English)
- styan (Scots)
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stighen, stien (Middle English)
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stīgan (Old English)
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*stīgan (Proto-West Germanic)
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stīga (Old Frisian)
- stiege (Saterland Frisian)
- stige (West Frisian)
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stīga (Old Frisian)
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*stīgan (Proto-West Germanic)
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stīgan (Old High German)
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stīgen (Middle High German)
- steigen (German)
- steie (Hunsrik)
- steigen (Luxembourgish)
- שטײַגן (shtaygn) (Yiddish)
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stīgen (Middle High German)
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stīgan (Old High German)
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*stīgan (Proto-West Germanic)
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stīgan (Old Saxon)
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stîgen (Middle Low German)
- stiegen (German Low German)
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stîgen (Middle Low German)
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stīgan (Old Saxon)
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stíga (Old Norse)
- staiga (Elfdalian)
- stíga (Faroese)
- steige (Gutnish)
- stíga (Icelandic)
- stige (Norwegian Bokmål)
- stiga, stige (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- stíğa, stǽğa (Scanian)
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stíga (Old Norse)
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stīghæ (Old Danish)
- stige (Danish)
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stīghæ (Old Danish)
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stíga (Old Norse)
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stīgha (Old Swedish)
- stiga (Swedish)
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stīgha (Old Swedish)
- 𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (steigan) (Gothic)