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Old English · verb

geatan

Normalised ġēatan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈjæ͜ɑː.tɑn/
Syllables
ˈjæ͜ɑː · tɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
affirmassentgrant

Meaning

  1. to grant; affirm; assent to

Conjugation

Conjugation of geatan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġēateġēatte
2nd singular ġēatestġēatstġēattest
3rd singular ġēateþġēattġēatġēatte
Plural ġēataþġēatton
Subjunctive
Singular ġēateġēatte
Plural ġēatenġēatten
Non-finite forms of geatan
Form
Infinitive ġēatan
Inflected infinitive ġēatenne
Imperative singular ġēat
Imperative plural ġēataþ
Present participle ġēatende
Past participle ġēatedġeġēated

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *jaattjan, from Proto-Germanic *jahatjaną, equivalent to ġēa + -ettan.

Descendants

yet

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