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astand

astand

English

Verb

astand ‎(third-person singular simple present astands, present participle astanding, simple past and past participle astood)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To arise; rise up.
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To come to a standstill; stop; arrive.
  3. (intransitive, obsolete) To remain standing; continue; abide; persist; onstand.
  4. (transitive, obsolete) To withstand; atstand.

Etymology

From Middle English astandan, from Old English āstandan ‎(“to stand up, stand forth, rise up, rise, continue, endure”), from Proto-Germanic *uzstandaną ‎(“to rise, stand up”), equivalent to a- +‎ stand. Cognate with Middle Low German erstān ‎(“rise, get up, secure”), German erstehen ‎(“to purchase, secure”), Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 ‎(usstandan, “to rise, set out, be resurrected”). In some senses, prefix a- appears to represent and- (compare Middle English anstanden ‎(“to resist”)), at-, on-.

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