gretan

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Gothic

Romanization

grētan

  1. Romanization of 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐌰𐌽

Old English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *grōtijan, from Proto-Germanic *grōtijaną.

Verb

grētan

  1. to greet, address
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      þonne māga ġemynd · mōd ġeondhweorfeð,
      grēteð glīwstafum, · ġeorne ġeondsċēawað
      seċġa ġeseldan. · Swimmað oft on weġ.
      when mind goes through memory of kinsmen,
      greets with mirths, eagerly looks through
      comrades of men. They often swim away.
Conjugation
Descendants
  • Middle English: greten

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *grētaną.

Verb

grētan (Anglian)

  1. Alternative form of grǣtan
Conjugation