Gäta

Old Swedish Dictionary - gäta

Meaning of Old Swedish word "gäta" (or gæta) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

gäta (gæta): 2) omtala, nämna. ää wardher gät thera nampn ä mädna werlden staar Prosadikter (Karl M) 327, jfr 341. 3) gissa. conilcere gitza oc ghätha GU C 20 (hand 2) s. 3. refl.

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so gäta may have also been written as gæta

Part of speech: vb

Additional information: v. L:

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

gätas.
gätas at , finna behag (i), finna sig tillfredsställ (av). the äru än flere athir ther bä'ra skulu oc getas väl aat til the dö ther vnde Sv Rimd 44. - Jfr for-, saman-gäta.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛅᛏᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

GU: Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.

GU C 20: Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.

Prosadikter: Prosadikter från Sveriges medeltid. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1887--89. SFSS.