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ge-hátan

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Grammar
ge-hátan, -hǽtan, he -hát, -hǽt; p. -hét, pl. -héton, -héht, pl. -héhton; pp. -háten.
Wright's OE grammar
§14; §651;
to call, name; vocare, nominare
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  • Swá ðú geháten eart

    as thou art called,

    • Exon. 8 b; Th. 4, 26
      • ;
    • Cri. 58
      • .

  • Crist wæs on ðý eahteoþan dæg Hǽlend geháten

    Christ was on the eighth day named Jesus,

    • Menol. Fox 7
      • ;
    • Men. 4
      • .

  • Is geháten Saturnus

    is called Saturn,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 28, 48
      • ;
    • Met. 28, 24
      • .

  • Ðæt land ðe ys geháten Euilaþ

    omnem terram Hevilath,

    • Gen. 2, 11
      • :
    • Jud. 4, 2, 6
      • .
to call, command, promise, vow, threaten; vocare, arcessere, jubere, spondere, promittere, vovere
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  • Fóre waldende gǽþ bí noman gehátne

    they shall go before the Lord, called for by name,

    • Exon. 23 b; Th. 66, 16
      • ;
    • Cri. 1072
      • .

  • Him ðæt eall gehǽt his récelést

    his security commands all that to him,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 25, 104
      • ;
    • Met. 25, 52
      • .

  • Him sibbe geháteþ

    he shall promise peace to them,

    • Exon. 27 b; Th. 82, 16
      • ;
    • Cri. 1339
      • .

  • Ic ðé geháte

    I vow to thee,

    • Cd. 98; Th. 129, 5
      • ;
    • Gen. 2139
      • .

  • Gehátaþ Drihtne

    vovete Domino,

    • Ps. Th. 75, 8
      • .

  • Ðeáh ðe gé me deáþ geháten

    though ye have threatened death to me,

    • Exon. 36 a; Th. 116, 23
      • ;
    • Gú. 211 : 40 b; Th. 135, 7
      • ;
    • Gú. 520
      • .
Similar entries
v. hátan.
Linked entries
v.  ge-hǽtan ge-hét.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-hátan.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/14611.

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