begietan

Old English

Alternative forms

• beġitan — Late West Saxon

Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *bigetaną, equivalent to be- +‎ ġietan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈji͜y.tɑn/

Verb

beġietan (West Saxon)

1. to get, acquire

   "Ġif þū wulf wilt," cwæþ hē, "beġiet þū hund."

   "If you want a wolf," he said, "get a dog."

   Beġiet þē wer þe bā dōn mæġ.

   Get you a man who can do both.

Conjugation

Conjugation of beġietan (strong class 5)

infinitive	beġietan	beġietenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	beġiete	beġeat
second person singular	beġietst	beġēate
third person singular	beġiett, beġiet	beġeat
plural	beġietaþ	beġēaton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	beġiete	beġēate
plural	beġieten	beġēaten
imperative
singular	beġiet
plural	beġietaþ
participle	present	past
	beġietende	beġeten

Descendants

• Middle English: biyeten, beȝeten, begeten
  • English: beget