geteon

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈte͜oːn/

Etymology 1

From ġe- +‎ tēon (“to pull”).

Verb

ġetēon

1. to draw, pull
2. to educate
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Eugenia, Virgin"

     Ða befæste se fæder philippus to lare þæt heo on woruld-wysdome wǣre getogen æfter greciscre uðwytegunge and lǣdenre getingnysse.

     Then her father Philip put her to school that she might be educated in worldly wisdom according to the Greek philosophy and Latin eloquence.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġetēon (strong class 2)

infinitive	ġetēon	ġetēonne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġetēo	ġetēah
second person singular	ġetīehst	ġetuge
third person singular	ġetīehþ	ġetēah
plural	ġetēoþ	ġetugon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġetēo	ġetuge
plural	ġetēon	ġetugen
imperative
singular	ġetēoh
plural	ġetēoþ
participle	present	past
	ġetēonde	ġetogen

Descendants

• Middle English: i-teon

Etymology 2

From ġe- +‎ tēon (“to make; to furnish”).

Verb

ġetēon

1. to do, effect, cause
2. to determine (a course of action), to decide
3. to destine

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġetēon (weak class 1)

infinitive	ġetēon	ġetēonne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġetēo	ġetēode
second person singular	ġetēost	ġetēodest
third person singular	ġetēoþ	ġetēode
plural	ġetēoþ	ġetēodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġetēo	ġetēode
plural	ġetēon	ġetēoden
imperative
singular	ġetēo
plural	ġetēoþ
participle	present	past
	ġetēonde	ġetēod