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Old English · verb

gorettan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈɡo.ret.tɑn/
Syllables
ˈɡo · ret · tɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
eyes

Meaning

  1. to let one's eyes wander.

    Hine lǣrð se dēofol þæt hē stande and gorette and lōciġe underbæc ūt.

    The devil teaches him to stand and look around and look back.

  2. to pour forth.

Conjugation

Conjugation of gorettan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular gorettegorette
2nd singular goretstgorettest
3rd singular gorettgoretgorette
Plural gorettaþgoretton
Subjunctive
Singular gorettegorette
Plural gorettengoretten
Non-finite forms of gorettan
Form
Infinitive gorettan
Inflected infinitive gorettenne
Imperative singular gorete
Imperative plural gorettaþ
Present participle gorettende
Past participle goretedġegoretedgorettġegorettgoretġegoret

All forms (16)

Etymology

Unknown. Apparently from a root *gor- (related to Old English gorian (“to look, gaze”)) + -ettan.

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