gehatan

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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

Verb

ġehātan

  1. to promise, vow
  2. to command, order
  3. to call, name
  4. to summon
  5. 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

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