stå

Etymology
From, either from an unattested Eastern or borrowed from. Ultimately from, cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. Compare also 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1) to stand
 * 2) to be, appear, to say, to be written
 * Hvor står det henne?
 * Where is that written?
 * Der står i Biblen, at ...
 * It says in the Bible that ...

Noun

 * 1) standstill, halt

Usage notes
Only used in these expressions:

Etymology 1
Noun use of the verb stå.

Noun

 * 1) (only idiomatic, not inflected) stop up, stop short, break down
 * 2) (only in specific cases) a stand
 * Store stå. 
 * A standing area for spectators at Bislett stadion in Oslo, literally: "the great stand"
 * 1)  erection, hard-on
 * 1)  erection, hard-on

Synonyms

 * stop up, stop short, break down




 * erection

Etymology 2
From ; compare with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1) to stand.
 * 2) to be, be located.
 * 3) to stand still, be stopped
 * 4) to take place, happen
 * Når står bryllupet?
 * When is the wedding?
 * Slaget ved Waterloo stod i 1815.
 * The battle of Waterloo took place in 1815.
 * 1) to reach, be at
 * 2) to be written, to say
 * 3) (tests and exams) to pass
 * 4) to be in a certain situation or condition
 * Minst 175.000 nordmenn står uten fastlege.
 * At least 175.000 Norwegians are without a primary care provider.
 * Leiligheten står tom.
 * The apartment is empty (in the sense that it is out of use).
 * 1) (tests and exams) to pass
 * 2) to be in a certain situation or condition
 * Minst 175.000 nordmenn står uten fastlege.
 * At least 175.000 Norwegians are without a primary care provider.
 * Leiligheten står tom.
 * The apartment is empty (in the sense that it is out of use).
 * The apartment is empty (in the sense that it is out of use).

Synonyms

 * to stand




 * to be located




 * to stand still, be stopped




 * to take place, happen




 * to reach, be at



Etymology
From, from. The infinitive stå and present tense, could be derived irregularly from , but are likely derived from an Eastern Scandinavian variant. This could have come from an unattested (Eastern) form, or from the  form. Both ultimately from, which like , ultimately derives from the root. The noun derives from the verb. Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1)  to stand
 * 2)  to be, be located
 * 3)  to stand still, be stopped
 * 4)  to take place, happen
 * 5)  to reach, be at
 * 6)  to be written, to say
 * 7)  to pass
 * 1)  to take place, happen
 * 2)  to reach, be at
 * 3)  to be written, to say
 * 4)  to pass
 * 1)  to be written, to say
 * 2)  to pass
 * 1)  to pass
 * 1)  to pass

Synonyms










Noun

 * 1)  stop up, stop short, break down
 * 2)  erection, hard-on
 * 3)  a stand
 * 1)  a stand

Synonyms




Etymology
From, possibly from an unattested eastern , or via early. Both ultimately from, from. Or from earlier 🇨🇬, from, , , from , from , from. In any case from.

Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1) stand; be in an upright position
 * 2)  be at a standstill, not be running
 * 3)  be held, take place, happen
 * 4) be written down
 * 5)  to last, to keep (not spoil)
 * 6)  to hold up, to stand up
 * 7)  to make it (not succumb or the like)
 * 1)  to last, to keep (not spoil)
 * 2)  to hold up, to stand up
 * 3)  to make it (not succumb or the like)
 * 1)  to hold up, to stand up
 * 2)  to make it (not succumb or the like)
 * 1)  to make it (not succumb or the like)
 * 1)  to make it (not succumb or the like)
 * 1)  to make it (not succumb or the like)

Usage notes

 * The verb stå is often used in constructions such as . These constructions impart some of the same sense that is commonly expressed in English through the use of a present participle, that is they show that it is an ongoing activity. Constructions with verbs that originally meant "stand" also happen in other languages; compare 🇨🇬, which is a cognate and also originally meant "to stand" (although it does not carry that meaning anymore). The standing as such is a minor issue:


 * Note that the verbs and  may be used in a similar manner if the activity is taking place sitting or lying down.


 * The past participle is virtually obsolete; it is only used occasionally in modern-day use.


 * The old supine is almost universally replaced by.
 * The same goes for the archaic imperative (from ), which is replaced by . Compare, old imperative of.


 * In speech it is rather common to use as past tense, which is formed by analogy with  (past tense ). This form is generally considered nonstandard, however.