eldertongue

Old English · verb

geetan

Normalised ġeetan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class V
IPA
/jeˈe.tɑn/
Syllables
je · ˈe · tɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
fret

Meaning

  1. to eat together; eat with

  2. to consume, fret

Conjugation

Conjugation of geetan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġeeteġeǣt
2nd singular geetstġeǣte
3rd singular geettgeetġeǣt
Plural ġeetaþġeǣton
Subjunctive
Singular ġeeteġeǣte
Plural ġeetenġeǣten
Non-finite forms of geetan
Form
Infinitive ġeetan
Inflected infinitive ġeetenne
Imperative singular ġeet
Imperative plural ġeetaþ
Present participle ġeetende
Past participle ġeeten

All forms (14)

Etymology

From ġe- + etan. Cognate with Old High German giezzan.

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