geteon

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Old English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From ġe- +‎ tēon (“to pull”).

Verb

ġetēon

  1. to draw, pull
  2. to educate
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Eugenia, Virgin"
      Ða befæste se fæder philippus to lare þæt heo on woruld-wysdome wǣre getogen æfter greciscre uðwytegunge and lǣdenre getingnysse.
      Then her father Philip put her to school that she might be educated in worldly wisdom according to the Greek philosophy and Latin eloquence.
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġetēon (strong class 2)
infinitive ġetēon ġetēonne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ġetēo ġetēah
second person singular ġetīehst ġetuge
third person singular ġetīehþ ġetēah
plural ġetēoþ ġetugon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ġetēo ġetuge
plural ġetēon ġetugen
imperative
singular ġetēoh
plural ġetēoþ
participle present past
ġetēonde ġetogen
Descendants
  • Middle English: i-teon

Etymology 2

From ġe- +‎ tēon (“to make; to furnish”).

Verb

ġetēon

  1. to do, effect, cause
  2. to determine (a course of action), to decide
  3. to destine
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġetēon (weak class 1)
infinitive ġetēon ġetēonne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular ġetēo ġetēode
second person singular ġetēost ġetēodest
third person singular ġetēoþ ġetēode
plural ġetēoþ ġetēodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular ġetēo ġetēode
plural ġetēon ġetēoden
imperative
singular ġetēo
plural ġetēoþ
participle present past
ġetēonde ġetēod
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