GEÓTAN

Old English Dictionary Entry

GEÓTAN

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: ic geóte, ðú gýtst, he gýt, Related words: a.

Definitions

1 GEÓTAN

pl. geótaþ; p. geát, gét, pl. guton; pp. goten; I. to pour, pour out, shed; fundere, effundere, profundere :-- Teáras geótan to shed tears, Exon. 10 b; Th. 11, 19; Cri. 173. Geát teáras shed tears; fundebat lachrymas, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508, 9. He gét ðæt blód uppan ðæt weofod fudit sanguinem super altare, Leas one would pour water, Ps. Th. 78, 3. Ðý læs weras and idesa on geáþ gutan lest men and women should pour it forth in mockery, Exon. 50 b; Th. 176, 8; Gú. 1207. Ofer hleór goten poured over the cheek, Elen. Kmbl. 2264; El. 1133. II. to flow, stream; profluere, :-- He háte lét teáras geótan he let hot tears flow, Exon. 48 a; Th. 165, 16; Gú. 1029. Geofon geótende the flowing sea, Andr. Kmbl. 785; An. 393: 3014; An. 1510; Ps. Th. 17, 4. Mid geótendan here with an overwhelming army, Chr. 1052; Erl. 184, 17. III. to found, cast :-- Gold and seolfur ðe hér geótaþ menn gold and silver that men here found, Ps. Th. 134, 15. Híg guton him hǽðenne god they have made them a molten image, Deut. 9, 12. [Cf. Orm. Moyses shollde ȝetenn himm a neddre: Laym. ȝeoten to pour: Goth. giutan: O. Sax. giotan: Dan. gyde: Swed. giuta to cast: O. H. Ger. giozan: Ger. giessen.] DER. a-geótan, be-, ge-, ofer-, on-, þurh-, to-. geotan

Runic Inscription

ᚷᛖᚩᛏᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

About

Old English Dictionary project aims to provide a comprehensive searchable dictionary for Old English (Anglo-Saxon).

It includes abbreviations, works & authors, and authentic runic inscriptions.

Support

Quick Links

Copyright © 2025 Old English Dictionary
"Fornjóts synir eru á landi komnir"