Gehát

Old English Dictionary Entry

Gehát

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words: Grm. R. A. p. 893.] DER. ge-hátan. ge-hat,gehat

Definitions

1 gehát

n. A promise, vow; promissum, votum :-- Gemunde heofon--weardes gehát he remembered the promise of heaven's guardian, Cd. 86; Th. 107, 28; Gen. 1796. He ðam geháte getrúwode he trusted to the promise, 33; Th. 44, 9; Gen. 706. Ðæt ic mín gehát hér agylde ut reddam vota mea, Ps. Th. 60, 6. Gehát gehét votum vovit, 131, 2 : Bd. 3, 27; S. 559, 8. [O. H. Ger. ki-heiz.

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖᚻᚪᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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