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Old English · verb

geteon

Normalised ġetēon

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/jeˈte͜oːn/
Syllables
je · ˈte͜oːn (2 syllables)
Modern English
educatedrawpulldestinecausedecide

geteon1 · verb

Senses

  1. to do, effect, cause

  2. to determine (a course of action), to decide

  3. to destine

Conjugation

Conjugation of geteon
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġetēoġetēode
2nd singular ġetēostġetēodest
3rd singular ġetēoþġetēode
Plural ġetēoþġetēodon
Subjunctive
Singular ġetēoġetēode
Plural ġetēonġetēoden
Non-finite forms of geteon
Form
Infinitive ġetēon
Inflected infinitive ġetēonne
Imperative singular ġetēo
Imperative plural ġetēoþ
Present participle ġetēonde
Past participle ġetēod

geteon2 · verb

Senses

  1. to draw, pull

  2. to educate

    Ða befæste se fæder philippus to lare þæt heo on woruld-wysdome wǣre getogen æfter greciscre uðwytegunge and lǣdenre getingnysse.

    Then her father Philip put her to school that she might be educated in worldly wisdom according to the Greek philosophy and Latin eloquence.

    late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Eugenia, Virgin"

Conjugation

Conjugation of geteon
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġetēoġetēah
2nd singular ġetīehstġetuge
3rd singular ġetīehþġetēah
Plural ġetēoþġetugon
Subjunctive
Singular ġetēoġetuge
Plural ġetēonġetugen
Non-finite forms of geteon
Form
Infinitive ġetēon
Inflected infinitive ġetēonne
Imperative singular ġetēoh
Imperative plural ġetēoþ
Present participle ġetēonde
Past participle ġetogen

All forms (19)

Etymology

From ġe- + tēon (“to make; to furnish”).

From ġe- + tēon (“to pull”).

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