Dictionary:geta

Nynorn

Etymology

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Shetland use

An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland (1928–1932)

Jakobsen, Jakob

get [gɛt], vb., to beget, get, etc., corresponding partly to O.N. geta, vb., partly to Eng. get, vb., but the past tense of Shetl. get is gat, corresponding to O.N. gat (impf. sing.) and O.Eng. gat (Mod.Eng. got). get may be heard in the foll. expr. in Shetl.: he gat her wi’ bairn [‘child’], he got her with child.

Pronunciation

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Alternate Forms

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Verb

geta

1. beget
2. get

Inflection

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Synonyms

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