gewitan

Old English

Etymology 1

From ġe- + wītan. Cognate with Old Saxon giwītan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈwiː.tɑn/

Verb

ġewītan

  1. to depart
    Mē lǣrdon Rōmāne þæt iċ ġewāt heonon onweġ.
    The Romans advised me to depart away from here.
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Epiphany of the Lord"
      Ġewīte ðis ġedwyld fram geleaffullum heortum, þæt ænig gewyrd sy, buton se Ælmihtiga Scyppend, seðe ælcum men foresceawað lif be his geearnungum.
      Let this error depart from believing hearts, that there is any destiny excepting the Almighty Creator, who provides for every man life by his merits.
Conjugation

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Etymology 2

From ġe- + witan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈwi.tɑn/

Verb

ġewitan

  1. to know, understand, be familiar with, have knowledge of
Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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