gesten

See also: Gesten

Middle English

Etymology 1

From gest (“guest”) +‎ -en (“infinitival ending”).

Alternative forms

geste, gest

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛstən/

Noun

gesten

(rare) To host a guest, provide hospitality.
(rare) To provide lodging and/or food.

Conjugation

Conjugation of gesten (weak)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	(to) gesten
1st person singular	geste	gestede
2nd person singular	gestest	gestedest
3rd person singular	gesteth, gesteþ	gestede
plural	gesten	gesteden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	geste	gestede
plural	gesten	gesteden
imperative	present
singular	geste
plural	gesteth, gesteþ
participle	present	past
participle	gestende, gestinge	gested, ygested

Descendants

English: guest

References

“gesten (v.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-26.

Etymology 2

From geste (“tale”) +‎ -en (“infinitival ending”).

Alternative forms

geste, gest, geest, gestyn

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛstən/, /ˈdʒɛːstən/

Noun

gesten

(rare) To read poetry aloud.

Conjugation

Conjugation of gesten (weak)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	(to) gesten
1st person singular	geste	gestede
2nd person singular	gestest	gestedest
3rd person singular	gesteth, gesteþ	gestede
plural	gesten	gesteden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	geste	gestede
plural	gesten	gesteden
imperative	present
singular	geste
plural	gesteth, gesteþ
participle	present	past
participle	gestende, gestinge	gested, ygested

Descendants

English: gest

References

“ǧē̆sten (v.(2))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-26.

Etymology 3

From geste (“guest”, noun) +‎ -en (“verbal suffix for adjectives”).

Noun

gesten

Alternative form of gestenen (“to lodge”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

gesten m

definite singular of gest

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

gesten m

definite singular of gest

Spanish

Verb

gesten

Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of gestar.
Second-person plural (ustedes) present subjunctive form of gestar.
Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present subjunctive form of gestar.

Swedish

Noun

gesten

definite singular of gest

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