begietan

Old English

Alternative forms
  • beġitan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bigetaną, equivalent to be- +‎ ġietan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /beˈjiy̯tɑn/

Verb

beġietan

  1. to get, acquire
    "Ġif þū wulf wilt," cwæþ hē, "beġiet þū hund."
    "If you want a wolf," he said, "get a dog."
    Beġiet þē wer þe bā dōn mæġ.
    Get you a man who can do both.

Conjugation
Conjugation of beġietan (strong class 5)
infinitive beġietan tō beġietanne
indicative present past
1st-person singular beġiete beġeat
2nd-person singular beġitst beġēate
3rd-person singular beġitt beġeat
plural beġietaþ beġēaton
subjunctive present past
singular beġiete beġēate
plural beġieten beġēaten
imperative
singular beġiet
plural beġietaþ
participle present past
beġietende beġieten

Descendants
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