gesten

See also: Gesten

Catalan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈʒes.tən]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈd͡ʒes.ten]

Verb

gesten

third-person plural present indicative of gestar

Middle English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

geste, gest

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛstən/

Verb

gesten

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of gesten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) gesten, geste
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	geste	gested
2nd-person singular	gestest	gestedest
3rd-person singular	gesteth	gested
subjunctive singular	geste	gested
imperative singular	geste	—

plural¹	gesten, geste	gesteden, gestede
imperative plural	gesteth, geste	—

participles	gestynge, gestende	gested, ygested

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

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 suffix).

Alternative forms

geste, gest, geest, gestyn

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛstən/, /ˈdʒɛːstən/

Verb

gesten

(rare) To read poetry aloud.

Conjugation

Conjugation of gesten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) gesten, geste
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	geste	gested
2nd-person singular	gestest	gestedest
3rd-person singular	gesteth	gested
subjunctive singular	geste	gested
imperative singular	geste	—

plural¹	gesten, geste	gesteden, gestede
imperative plural	gesteth, geste	—

participles	gestynge, gestende	gested, ygested

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

English: gest

References

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

Verb

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

inflection of gestar:
1. third-person plural present subjunctive
2. third-person plural imperative

Swedish

Noun

gesten

definite singular of gest

Anagrams

getens, stegen, tegens

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