geteon

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈte͜oːn/

Etymology 1

From ġe- + tēon (to pull).

Verb

ġetēon

  1. to draw, pull
  2. to educate
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Eugenia, Virgin"
      Ða befæste se fæder philippus to lare þæt heo on woruld-wysdome wǣre getogen æfter greciscre uðwytegunge and lǣdenre getingnysse.
      Then her father Philip put her to school that she might be educated in worldly wisdom according to the Greek philosophy and Latin eloquence.
Conjugation
Descendants
  • Middle English: i-teon

Etymology 2

From ġe- + tēon (to make; to furnish).

Verb

ġetēon

  1. to do, effect, cause
  2. to determine (a course of action), to decide
  3. to destine
Conjugation
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