stablen

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old French establir, from Latin stabilīre (“to make firm, confirm, support”).

Verb

stablen (third-person singular simple present stableth, present participle stablende, simple past and past participle stabled)

to establish
to appoint

Alternative forms

stable, stabli, stabelen, stabile, stabilen, stabil, stabille, stabul, stabulle

Descendants

English: stable
Scots: stabil, stabill, stable

References

“stāblen, v.(1).” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

stable (“stable (dwelling for horses)”) +‎ -en

Verb

stablen (third-person singular simple present stableth, present participle stablende, simple past and past participle stabled)

to stable (put or keep in a stable)

Descendants

English: stable
Scots: stable

References

“stāblen, v.(2).” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Noun

stablen

plural of stable

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