Ge-hámettan

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - ge-hámettan

According to the Old English Dictionary:

ge-hámettan
Substitute: To domicile, settle in a fixed residence and so bring within reach of the law:--Wé cwǽdon be þǽm hláfordleásum mannum þe man nán ryht æt begytan ne mæg, ꝥ man beóde þǽre mǽgðe ꝥ hí hine tó folcryhte gehámetten, and him hláford finden, Ll. Th. i. 200, 7. ge-hamettan
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