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Old English · verb

gretan

Normalised grētan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈɡreː.tɑn/
Syllables
ˈɡreː · tɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
greetaddressfarewellgoodbyemedicallyhave sexhave to dolay hands on

gretan1 · verb

Senses

  1. to greet, address

    grēteð glīwstafum, · ġeorne ġeondsċēawað seċġa ġeseldan. · Swimmað oft on weġ.

    when mind goes through memory of kinsmen, greets with mirths, eagerly looks through comrades of men. They often swim away.

    þonne māga ġemynd · mōd ġeondhweorfeð,
  2. to say goodbye, bid farewell

  3. to touch, handle

  4. to have to do with a person; to treat a person medically

  5. to have to do with a person; to have sex with a person

  6. to attack or lay hands on someone

Conjugation

Conjugation of gretan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular grētegrētte
2nd singular grētestgrētstgrēttest
3rd singular grēteþgrēttgrētgrētte
Plural grētaþgrētton
Subjunctive
Singular grētegrētte
Plural grētengrētten
Non-finite forms of gretan
Form
Infinitive grētan
Inflected infinitive grētenne
Imperative singular grēt
Imperative plural grētaþ
Present participle grētende
Past participle grētedġegrēted

gretan2 · verb · alternative form

Senses

  1. alternative form of grǣtan

Conjugation

Conjugation of gretan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular grētugrētegrēt
2nd singular grētesgrēte
3rd singular grēteþgrēt
Plural grētaþgrētungrēton
Subjunctive
Singular grētegrēte
Plural grētengrēten
Non-finite forms of gretan
Form
Infinitive grētan
Inflected infinitive grētennegrētanne
Imperative singular grēt
Imperative plural grētaþ
Present participle grētende
Past participle grētenġegrēten

All forms (23)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *grōtijan, from Proto-Germanic *grōtijaną.

From Proto-Germanic *grētaną.

Descendants

greet

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