ȝeten

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Old English ġēatan, from Proto-Germanic *jahatjaną.

Verb

ȝeten (third-person singular simple present ȝeteþ, present participle ȝetende, simple past ȝatte, past participle ȝet)

  1. To give by grant; to confer, bestow.
  2. To give something up to someone; to yield.
  3. To provide a service, e.g. counsel.
  4. To give affirmation or permission; to assent.
  5. To allow.
  6. To admit, recognize or confess something to be true; to acknowledge.
  7. (optative) May it be that...; were it that...

Conjugation
Conjugation of ȝeten (irregular weak)
infinitive (to) ȝeten
indicative present past
1st person singular ȝete ȝatte, gatte, ȝeted
2nd person singular ȝetest *ȝattest, *ȝetedest
3rd person singular ȝeteþ, ȝeteth ȝatte, gatte, ȝeted
plural ȝeten gatte(n), yete(n), *yeted(en)
subjunctive present past
singular ȝete *gatte
plural ȝeten gatte(n), yete(n), *yeted(en)
imperative present
singular ȝete
plural ȝeteþ, ȝeteth
participle present past
ȝetende, ȝetinge ȝet, *ȝeted

References

Etymology 2

From Old English ġēotan.

Verb

ȝeten (third-person singular simple present ȝetteþ, present participle ȝetende, simple past ȝette, past participle yȝotte)

  1. Alternative form of yeten

Etymology 3

From ye (“you (plural)”) + -t- + -en (“infinitive marker”).

Verb

ȝeten

  1. Alternative form of yeten

References

Etymology 4

From Old English ġietan.

Verb

ȝeten (third-person singular simple present ȝeteth, present participle ȝetende, simple past ȝat, past participle iȝeten)

  1. Alternative form of yeten
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