geteon

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Old English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From ġe- +‎ tēon (to pull).

Verb

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ġetēon

  1. to draw, pull
  2. to educate
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Eugenia, Virgin"
      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.
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  • Middle English: i-teon

Etymology 2

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

Verb

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ġetēon

  1. to do, effect, cause
  2. to determine (a course of action), to decide
  3. to destine
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