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gita

  • adverb
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Grammar
gita, gieta, geta, gyta; adv.
Yet, still
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  • Dóþ gieta swá

    yet do they so,

    • Cd. 48
    • ;
    • Th. 61, 7
    • ;
    • Gen. 993
    • .
  • Gita

    yet,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 23, 13
    • ;
    • Met. 23, 7
    • .
  • Ne wearþ wæl máre ǽfer gieta folces gefylled

    never yet was greater slaughter of people made,

    • Chr. 937
    • ;
    • Erl. 115, 15
    • ;
    • Ædelst. 66
    • :
    • Cd. 113
    • ;
    • Th. 148, 34
    • ;
    • Gen. 2466
    • .
  • Reord wæs ðá gieta eorþbúendum án gemǽne

    there was as yet one speech common to dwellers on earth,

    • 79
    • :
    • Th. 98, 25
    • ;
    • Gen. 1635
    • .
  • Hiora nǽnig næs ðá gieta

    as yet none of them existed,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 8, 24
    • ;
    • Met. 8, 12
    • .
Etymology
[
O. Frs. jeta.
]
Linked entries
v.  geta gyta.
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