begietan
Old English
Alternative forms
- beġitan — Late West Saxon
- beġytan
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *bigetaną, equivalent to be- + ġietan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beˈji͜y.tɑn/
Verb
beġietan
- to get
- "Ġif þū wulf wille," cwæþ hē, "beġiet þū hund."
- "If you want a wolf," he said, "get a dog."
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of All Saints"
- Eadige beoð þa mildheortan, forðan þe hí begytað mildheortnysse."
- "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall get mercy."
Conjugation
Conjugation of beġietan (strong class 5)
| infinitive | beġietan | beġietenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | beġiete | beġeat |
| second person singular | beġietst | beġēate |
| third person singular | beġiett, beġiet | beġeat |
| plural | beġietaþ | beġēaton |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | beġiete | beġēate |
| plural | beġieten | beġēaten |
| imperative | ||
| singular | beġiet | |
| plural | beġietaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| beġietende | beġeten | |
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