Ge-wǽtan

According to the Old English Dictionary:

-wétan;

ge-wǽtan

p. -wǽtte; pp. -wǽted, -wǽtt To wet, to make wet :-- Onsend Ladzarus ðætte he gewǽte his ýtemestan finger on wættre send Lazarus, that he may wet the tip of his finger in water, Past. 43, 1; Swt. 309, 6; Hat. MS. Strengas gurron wædo gewǽtte the ropes creaked wet with the waters, Andr. Kmbl. 749; An. 375: Ps. Th. 104, 36. ge-wætan