astyrian

Old English

Alternative forms

• āstyriġan, āstyrġan
• āstirian, āstiriġan, āstirġan

Etymology

ā- +‎ styrian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈstyr.jɑn/, [ɑːˈstyrˠ.jɑn]
• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈsty.ri.ɑn/

Verb

āstyrian

1. to stir up, disturb
   • c. 994, Ælfric, On the Twelve Winds

     Fēower heafodwindas synd. Sē fyrmesta is ēasterne wind, subsolanus ġehāten, for þām ðe hē blæwð frām ðǣre sunnan upspringe, ⁊ ys swyðe ġemetegod. Sē ōðer heafodwind is sūðerne, auster ġehāten, sē āstyreð wolcnu, ⁊ ligettas, ⁊ mistlice cwyld blǣwð geond ðās eorðan.

     There are four headwinds. The first is the eastern wind, called subsolanus, because it blows from where the sun rises, and is very moderate. The second headwind is southern, called auster, which stirs up clouds, and lightnings, and blows various plagues around the earth.

Conjugation

Conjugation of āstyrian (weak, class 1)

infinitive	āstyrian	āstyrienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	āstyrie	āstyrede
second person singular	āstyrest	āstyredest
third person singular	āstyreþ	āstyrede
plural	āstyriaþ	āstyredon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	āstyrie	āstyrede
plural	āstyrien	āstyreden
imperative
singular	āstyre
plural	āstyriaþ
participle	present	past
	āstyriende	āstyred

Descendants

• English: astir