stillan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) become calm, abate, subside
- (transitive) calm, pacify, assuage (+ dative or accusative)
Etymology
Inherited from *stillijan (make still).
Origin
*stillijan
Gloss
make still
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gestillan Old English
- stilla Old Norse
- *stillijan gmw-pro
- *stillian Old Saxon