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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse gæta.
Verb
gjete (imperative gjet, present tense gjeter, passive gjetes, simple past gjette, past participle gjett, present participle gjetende)
- to herd, shepherd, tend (animals)
- to guard, watch
References
- “gjete” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “gjete_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- (to shepherd): gjeta (a infinitive)
- (to get): gjeta (a and split infinitive)
Etymology 1
From Old Norse gæta.
Verb
gjete (present tense gjeter, past tense gjette, past participle gjett, passive infinitive gjetast, present participle gjetande, imperative gjet)
- to herd, shepherd, tend (animals)
- to guard, watch
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse geta, from Proto-Germanic *getaną. Doublet of gjete through Danish gide.
Verb
gjete (present tense gjet, past tense gat, supine gjete, past participle gjeten, present tense gjetande, imperative gjet)
- to guess
- to mention, talk about
- to bother to
References