stablen

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Middle English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old French establir, from Latin stabilīre (to make firm, confirm, support).

Verb[edit]

stablen (third-person singular simple present stableth, present participle stablende, stablynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle stabled)

  1. to establish
  2. to appoint
Alternative forms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • English: stable
  • Scots: stabil, stabill, stable

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Etymology 2[edit]

stable (stable (dwelling for horses)) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Verb[edit]

stablen (third-person singular simple present stableth, present participle stablende, stablynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle stabled)

  1. to stable (put or keep in a stable)
Descendants[edit]

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Etymology 3[edit]

From stable (stable (dwelling for horses)) +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun[edit]

stablen

  1. plural of stable