Ge-hátan

According to the Old English Dictionary:

-hǽtan, he -hát, -hǽt;

ge-hátan

p. -hét, pl. -héton, -héht, pl. -héhton; pp. -háten. I. to call, name; vocare, nominare :-- Swá ðú geháten eart as thou art called, Exon. 8 b; Th. 4, 26; Cri. 58. Crist wæs on ðý eahteoþan dæg Hǽlend geháten Christ was on the eighth day named Jesus, Menol. Fox 7; Men. 4. Is geháten Saturnus is called Saturn, Bt. Met. Fox 28, 48; Met. 28, 24. Ðæt land ðe ys geháten Euilaþ omnem terram Hevilath, Gen. 2, 11 : Jud. 4, 2, 6. II. to call, command, promise, vow, threaten; vocare, arcessere, jubere, spon-dere, promittere, vovere :-- Fóre waldende gǽþ bí noman gehátne they shall go before the Lord, called for by name, Exon. 23 b; Th. 66, 16; Cri. 1072. Him ðæt eall gehǽt his récelést his security commands all that to him, Bt. Met. Fox 25, 104; Met. 25, 52. Him sibbe geháteþ he shall promise peace to them, Exon. 27 b; Th. 82, 16; Cri. 1339. Ic ðé geháte I vow to thee, Cd. 98; Th. 129, 5; Gen. 2139. Gehátaþ Drihtne vovete Domino, Ps. Th. 75, 8. Ðeáh ðe gé me deáþ geháten though ye have threatened death to me, Exon. 36 a; Th. 116, 23; Gú. 211 : 40 b; Th. 135, 7; Gú. 520.

Related words: hátan. ge-hatan