Old English · verb
gefetian
Normalised ġefetian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /jeˈfe.ti.ɑn/
- Syllables
- je · ˈfe · ti · ɑn (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- fetchbring
Meaning
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to fetch, bring
An. DCCCC.LXXX Hēr on þissum ġēare Ælfere ealdorman ġefette þēs hālgan cyninges līchaman æt Werhām, ⁊ ġeferode hine mid myċċlum wurðsċipe tō Sċæftesbyriġ.
Year 980 In this year Prince Elfhere fetched the body of the holy king [Edward] at Wareham, and brought it with much fanfare to Shaftesbury.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | ġefetiġe | ġefetteġefetode |
| 2nd singular | ġefetast | ġefettestġefetodest |
| 3rd singular | ġefetaþ | ġefetteġefetode |
| Plural | ġefetiaþ | ġefettonġefetodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | ġefetiġe | ġefetteġefetode |
| Plural | ġefetiġen | ġefettenġefetoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ġefetian |
| Inflected infinitive | ġefetienne |
| Imperative singular | ġefeta |
| Imperative plural | ġefetiaþ |
| Present participle | ġefetiende |
| Past participle | ġefetod |
All forms (18)
Etymology
By surface analysis, ġe- + fetian
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