gehatan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gahaitaną (“to promise”), equivalent to ġe- +‎ hātan. Cognate with Old Saxon gihêtan, Old High German giheizan, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (gahaitan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈxɑː.tɑn/, [jeˈhɑː.tɑn]

Verb

ġehātan

1. to promise, vow
2. to command, order
3. to call, name, bid, summon
4. to threaten

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġehātan (strong class 7)

infinitive	ġehātan	ġehātenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġehāte	ġehēt, ġehēht
second person singular	ġehǣtst	ġehēte, ġehēhte
third person singular	ġehǣtt, ġehǣt	ġehēt, ġehēht
plural	ġehātaþ	ġehēton, ġehēhton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġehāte	ġehēte, ġehēhte
plural	ġehāten	ġehēten, ġehēhten
imperative
singular	ġehāt
plural	ġehātaþ
participle	present	past
	ġehātende	ġehāten

Derived terms

• ġehāt