*getaną
Runic: ᚷᛖᛏᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɣe.tɑ.nɑ̃/verb · Strong class 5
Meanings
- to find or make a way
- to attain, acquire, get, receive, hold
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *gʰe (n)d- (‘to take, seize’). Cognate with Latin prehendō (‘snatch, seize’), Ancient Greek χανδάνω (khandánō) (khandánō, ‘hold, contain’). The original meaning appears to have been "to seize an opportunity" or "to find a way".
Conjugation
Present active
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | getō | getaų | – |
| 2nd singular | gitizi | getaiz | get |
| 3rd singular | gitidi | getai | getadau |
| 1st dual | getōz | getaiw | – |
| 2nd dual | getadiz | getaidiz | getadiz |
| 1st plural | getamaz | getaim | – |
| 2nd plural | gitid | getaid | gitid |
| 3rd plural | getandi | getain | getandau |
Present passive
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | getai | – |
| 2nd singular | getazai | getaizau |
| 3rd singular | getadai | getaidau |
| 1st dual | – | – |
| 2nd dual | – | – |
| 1st plural | getandai | getaindau |
| 2nd plural | getandai | getaindau |
| 3rd plural | getandai | getaindau |
Past
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | gat | gētį̄ |
| 2nd singular | gast | gētīz |
| 3rd singular | gat | gētī |
| 1st dual | gētū | gētīw |
| 2nd dual | gētudiz | gētīdiz |
| 1st plural | gētum | gētīm |
| 2nd plural | gētud | gētīd |
| 3rd plural | gētun | gētīn |
Non-finite Forms
| Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| getaną | getandz | getanaz |
Descendants
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*getan (Proto-West Germanic)
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ġetan, ġietan (Old English)
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ȝeten, yeten (Middle English)
- yet, ewte, yete, yote (English)
- ȝet, yet, yat (Scots)
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ȝeten, yeten (Middle English)
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ġetan, ġietan (Old English)
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*getan (Proto-West Germanic)
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*jeta (Old Frisian)
- urjeta (Old Frisian)
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*jeta (Old Frisian)
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*getan (Proto-West Germanic)
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gezan, gezzan (Old High German)
- gezzen (Middle High German)
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gezan, gezzan (Old High German)
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geta (Old Norse)
- gita (Faroese)
- gitte, gytte, gita (Gutnish)
- geta (Icelandic)
- geta (Norn)
- gjete, gjeta (Norwegian)
- gida, gæda (Scanian)
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geta (Old Norse)
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? (Dalecarlian)
- djätå, djieta (Elfdalian)
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? (Dalecarlian)
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geta (Old Norse)
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geten (Middle English)
- get (English)
- get (Scots)
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geten (Middle English)
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geta (Old Norse)
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getæ, gitæ (Old Danish)
- gide (Danish)
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getæ, gitæ (Old Danish)
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geta (Old Norse)
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gæta, gita (Old Swedish)
- gitta (Swedish)
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gæta, gita (Old Swedish)