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where there is or may be movement,
of a moving body,
to stop, come to rest
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  • Seó sunne cymð tó þám sunnstede and þǽr ætstent. Lch. iii. 250, 24.
  • Swá swá wæter scýt of ðǽre dúne and ætstent on dene,

      Hml. Th. i. 362, 22.
  • His sceaft ætstód ætforan him (

    the shaft got fixed in the ground in front of him

    ), and ꝥ hors hine bær forð swá ꝥ ꝥ spere him eóde þurh út,
      Hml. S. 12, 54.
  • Mid þám ðe Drihten hrepode ðá bǽre, ðá ætstódon þá bǽrmenn. Hml. Th. i. 494, 7.
  • Ne beseoh þú underbæc, ne þú ne ætstande náhwár on þisum earde,

      Gen. 19, 17.
  • Hé hét ðá hundas ætstandan þe urnon,

      Hml. Th. ii. 514, 24.
of a body at rest,
to remain standing
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  • Ealle gefeóllan . . bútan Dúnstán ána ætstód uppon ánum beáme. Chr. 978; P. 123, 3.
  • Hí feorr ætstódon

    de longe steterunt

    ,
      Ps. Spl. 37, 12.
where there is or may be change of condition,
to stop growing,
cease to operate
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  • Þá wearð ꝥ fýr gestilled and ætstód sóna,

      Hml. S. 8, 229.
  • Gif se hlyst ætstande, ꝥ hé ne mæge gehiéran,

      Ll. Th. 1. 92, 23.
  • Corn and wæstmas wǽron ætstandene,

      Chr. 1075; P. 217, 19 (v. II. in Dict.).
to stop, remain in a certain state
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  • Hé ne ætstent ł hé ne þurhwunaþ

    non subsistet

    ,
      Ps. L. 102, 16.
  • ꝥ hús wearþ forburnen. . . see
  • Ætstód se streám swá steáp swá munt,

      Hml. Th. ii. 212, 22.
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