stablen

Middle English

Etymology 1

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

Verb

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

to establish
to appoint

Alternative forms

stable, stabli, stabelen, stabile, stabilen, stabil, stabille, stabul, stabulle

Descendants

English: stable
Scots: stabil, stabill, stable

References

“stāblen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

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

Verb

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

to stable (put or keep in a stable)

Descendants

English: stable
Scots: stable

References

“stāblen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 3

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

Noun

stablen

plural of stable

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