gewitan

Old English

Etymology 1

From ġe- +‎ wītan. Cognate with Old Saxon giwītan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈwiː.tɑn/

Verb

ġewītan

1. to depart

   Mē lǣrdon Rōmāne þæt iċ ġewāt heonon onweġ.

   The Romans advised me to depart away from here.

   • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Epiphany of the Lord"

     Ġewīte ðis ġedwyld fram geleaffullum heortum, þæt ænig gewyrd sy, buton se Ælmihtiga Scyppend, seðe ælcum men foresceawað lif be his geearnungum.

     Let this error depart from believing hearts, that there is any destiny excepting the Almighty Creator, who provides for every man life by his merits.

   • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

     Sē wōda ðā āwende āweġ his ċeaflas fram ðǣre hālgan handa, swilċe fram hātum īsene, and sē āwyrġeda gāst ġewāt of ðām men ūt ðurh his ġesċēapu, mid sċēandlīcum flēame.

     The madman then turned his cheeks away from the holy man's hands as if from hot iron, and the accursed spirit departed the man through his genitals with shameful flight.

   • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

     þǣr sē ġeonga ġewāt
     on þone eahtoðan dæġ
     Ēadgār of līfe,
     beorna bēahġifa.
     Feng his bearn syþþan
     tō cynerīċe
     ċild unwexen,
     eorla aldor,
     ðām wæs Ēadweard nama.

     On the eighth day [of July]
     the young Edgar,
     ring-giver of men,
     departed from life.
     His son then ascended
     to the throne,
     a child not yet grown,
     a king of earls,
     whose name was Edward.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġewītan (strong, class I)

infinitive	ġewītan	ġewītenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġewīte	ġewāt
second person singular	ġewītst	ġewite
third person singular	ġewītt, ġewīt	ġewāt
plural	ġewītaþ	ġewiton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġewīte	ġewite
plural	ġewīten	ġewiten
imperative
singular	ġewīt
plural	ġewītaþ
participle	present	past
	ġewītende	ġewiten

Etymology 2

From ġe- +‎ witan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈwi.tɑn/

Verb

ġewitan

1. to know, understand, be familiar with, have knowledge of
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Seven Sleepers"

     ...ic wolde ġeorne æt þē ġewitan þissere byriġ riht naman ġif þū mē woldest ġewissiġan...

     I earnestly desire to know from thee the right name of this city, if thou wilt inform me.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġewitan (preterite-present)

infinitive	ġewitan	ġewitenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġewāt	ġewisse, ġewiste
second person singular	ġewāst	ġewissest, ġewistest
third person singular	ġewāt	ġewisse, ġewiste
plural	ġewiton	ġewisson, ġewiston
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġewite	ġewisse, ġewiste
plural	ġewiten	ġewissen, ġewisten
imperative
singular	ġewite
plural	ġewitaþ
participle	present	past
	ġewitende	ġewiten