begietan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈji͜y.tɑn/

Verb

beġietan

  1. to get
    "Ġif þū wulf wille," cwæþ hē, "beġiet þū hund."
    "If you want a wolf," he said, "get a dog."
  2. to obtain
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint George, Martyr"
      Nāst þū lā Geori þæt ūre godas swincað mid þē and ġit hī synd ġeþyldiġe þæt hī þe miltsion. Nū lǣre ic ðē swā swā lēofne sunu þæt ðū þæra cristenra lāre forlǣte mid ealle and tō mīnum rǣde hraðe ġebūge swā þæt ðū offriġe þām ārwurðan Appoline and þū mycelne wurðmynt miht swā beġitan.
      Knowest thou not, O George, that our gods are striving with thee, and even yet they are patient, that they may pity thee; now I exhort thee, as a beloved son, that thou altogether quit the Christians' doctrine, and quickly incline to my counsel, so that thou sacrifice to the venerable Apollo, and thou mayest so obtain great honour.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle English: biyeten, beȝeten, begeten
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