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Old English · verb

agietan

Normalised āġietan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class V
IPA
/ɑːˈji͜y.tɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈji͜y · tɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
comprehendstrike downunderstandminingfind outdespoildestroymine

agietan1 · verb

Senses

  1. to understand, comprehend

  2. to consider, perceive

  3. to recognize

  4. to find, find out

  5. to discover

Conjugation

Conjugation of agietan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āġieteāġeat
2nd singular āġietstāġēate
3rd singular āġiettāġietāġeat
Plural āġietaþāġēaton
Subjunctive
Singular āġieteāġēate
Plural āġietenāġēaten
Non-finite forms of agietan
Form
Infinitive āġietan
Inflected infinitive āġietenne
Imperative singular āġiet
Imperative plural āġietaþ
Present participle āġietende
Past participle āġieten

agietan2 · verb

Senses

  1. to destroy

  2. to strike down

  3. to despoil by mining, mine

    Iċ ful ġearwe ġemon hwā mīn fromcynn fruman āġētte eall of earde; iċ him yfle ne mōt, ac iċ on hæftnȳd hwīlum ārǣre wīde ġeond wongas.

    I fully well remember who of men wholly did my offspring for from the land; I may not do an evil to him, but sometimes, in boundness, I rise wildly over fields.

    c. 980, Exeter Book Riddle 83:

Conjugation

Conjugation of agietan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āġīeteāġīette
2nd singular āġīetestāġīetstāġīettest
3rd singular āġīeteþāġīettāġīetāġīette
Plural āġīetaþāġīetton
Subjunctive
Singular āġīeteāġīette
Plural āġīetenāġīetten
Non-finite forms of agietan
Form
Infinitive āġīetan
Inflected infinitive āġīetenne
Imperative singular āġīet
Imperative plural āġīetaþ
Present participle āġīetende
Past participle āġīeted

All forms (29)

Etymology

From ā- + ġietan (“to get”).

From ā- + ġīetan (“to kill, destroy”).

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