ȝeten
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Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old English ġēatan, from Proto-Germanic *jahatjaną.
Alternative forms[edit]
Verb[edit]
ȝeten (third-person singular simple present ȝeteþ, present participle ȝetende, first-/third-person singular past indicative ȝette, past participle ȝet)
- To give by grant; to confer, bestow.
- To give something up to someone; to yield.
- To provide a service, e.g. counsel.
- To give affirmation or permission; to assent.
- To allow.
- To admit, recognize or confess something to be true; to acknowledge.
- (optative) May it be that...; were it that...
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of ȝeten (weak in -te/-ed)
| infinitive | (to) ȝeten, ȝete | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | ȝete | ȝette, ȝeted | |
| 2nd-person singular | ȝetest | ȝettest, ȝetedest | |
| 3rd-person singular | ȝeteth | ȝette, ȝeted | |
| subjunctive singular | ȝete | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | ȝeten, ȝete | ȝetten, ȝette, ȝeteden, ȝetede | |
| imperative plural | ȝeteth, ȝete | — | |
| participles | ȝetynge, ȝetende | ȝet, ȝeted, yȝet, yȝeted | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References[edit]
- “yeten, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 May 2018.
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
ȝeten
- Alternative form of yeten (“to flow”)
Etymology 3[edit]
Verb[edit]
ȝeten
- Alternative form of yeten (“to address with "ye"”)
References[edit]
- “yeten, v.(4).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 May 2018.
Etymology 4[edit]
Verb[edit]
ȝeten
- Alternative form of yeten (“to get”)