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 Old Swedish word can mean:

gäta (gæta)
L.
gäta (gæta)
1) vårda. " iosep som jomfrune gätte" MD 12.
gäta (gæta)
2) gifva akt på, iakttaga, hålla, wilen j. .. mith bodh ey storlige gäthä MD 7 (båda de anförda ställena förekomma i en norvagiserande handskrift).

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -te )

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

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Works and authors cited:

MD
Svenska Medeltids dikter och rim. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1881--82. SFSS.
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