gæta

See also: Gaeta

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gæta, from Proto-Germanic *ganhatjaną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈcaiːta/
    Rhymes: -aiːta

Verb

gæta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative gætti, supine gætt)

  1. (with genitive) to watch over, look after, guard, protect
    Verðir gæta konungsins hvert sem hann fer. – Guards protect the king wherever he goes.
  2. (with genitive of) to make sure (of something happening, that all is in order, etc.), be careful (that something doesn't go wrong), to ensure
    Gættu þess að loka öllum dyrum áður en þú ferð. – Make sure to close all doors before you leave.
    Fyllstu nákvæmni skal gætt. – The utmost precision should be ensured.
  3. (with the preposition að) to look out for, be wary of
  4. (impersonal, with genitive) describing an indication, trace, or existence in relatively small degree of something

Conjugation
gæta — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur)		 að gæta
supine
(sagnbót)		 gætt
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		 gætandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur)		 subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð)		 ég gæti við gætum present
(nútíð)		 ég gæti við gætum
þú gætir þið gætið þú gætir þið gætið
hann, hún, það gætir þeir, þær, þau gæta hann, hún, það gæti þeir, þær, þau gæti
past
(þátíð)		 ég gætti við gættum past
(þátíð)		 ég gætti við gættum
þú gættir þið gættuð þú gættir þið gættuð
hann, hún, það gætti þeir, þær, þau gættu hann, hún, það gætti þeir, þær, þau gættu
imperative
(boðháttur)		 gæt (þú) gætið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
gættu gætiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ganhatjaną.

Verb

gæta (singular past indicative gætti, plural past indicative gættu, past participle gættr)

  1. to watch, guard, take care of
  2. (mediopassive) to take counsel

Conjugation
Conjugation of gæta — active (weak class 1)
infinitive gæta
present participle gætandi
past participle gættr
indicative present past
1st-person singular gæti gætta
2nd-person singular gætir gættir
3rd-person singular gætir gætti
1st-person plural gætum gættum
2nd-person plural gætið gættuð
3rd-person plural gæta gættu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular gæta gætta
2nd-person singular gætir gættir
3rd-person singular gæti gætti
1st-person plural gætim gættim
2nd-person plural gætið gættið
3rd-person plural gæti gætti
imperative present
2nd-person singular gæt, gæti
1st-person plural gætum
2nd-person plural gætið
Conjugation of gæta — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive gætask
present participle gætandisk
past participle gætzk
indicative present past
1st-person singular gætumk gættumk
2nd-person singular gætisk gættisk
3rd-person singular gætisk gættisk
1st-person plural gætumsk gættumsk
2nd-person plural gætizk gættuzk
3rd-person plural gætask gættusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular gætumk gættumk
2nd-person singular gætisk gættisk
3rd-person singular gætisk gættisk
1st-person plural gætimsk gættimsk
2nd-person plural gætizk gættizk
3rd-person plural gætisk gættisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular gætsk, gætisk
1st-person plural gætumsk
2nd-person plural gætizk

Descendants
  • Icelandic: gæta
  • Faroese: gæta
  • Norwegian: gjeta, gjete
  • Dalecarlian: gäta (pret. gätäd)
    • Elfdalian: &ᚬT (gę’tt, supine), inf. gęta
  • Old Swedish: gǣta
    • Swedish: gäta

Old Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse geta, from Proto-Germanic *getaną.

Alternative forms
  • gita (only in first sense)

Verb

gæta

  1. to be able
  2. to mention
  3. to guess, foretell
Conjugation
Conjugation of gæta (strong)
present past
infinitive gæta —
participle gætandi, gætande gætin
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk gæter gæti, gæte — gat gāti, gāte
þū gæter gæti, gæte gæt gast gāti, gāte
han gæter gæti, gæte — gat gāti, gāte
vīr gætum, gætom gætum, gætom gætum, gætom gātum, gātom gātum, gātom
īr gætin gætin gætin gātin gātin
þēr gæta gætin — gātu, gāto gātin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk gæts gætis, gætes — gats gātis, gātes
þū gæts gætis, gætes — gasts gātis, gātes
han gæts gætis, gætes — gats gātis, gātes
vīr gætums, -oms gætums, gætoms — gātums, gātoms gātums, gātoms
īr gætins gætins — gātins gātins
þēr gætas gætins — gātus, gātos gātins
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Old Norse gæta, from Proto-Germanic *ganhatjaną.

Verb

gǣta

  1. to watch, to take care of
Conjugation
Conjugation of gǣta (weak)
present past
infinitive gǣta —
participle gǣtandi, gǣtande gǣtter
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk gǣtir gǣti, gǣte —   gǣtti, gǣtte gǣtti, gǣtte
þū gǣtir gǣti, gǣte gǣt gǣtti, gǣtte gǣtti, gǣtte
han gǣtir gǣti, gǣte —   gǣtti, gǣtte gǣtti, gǣtte
vīr gǣtum, gǣtom gǣtum, gǣtom gǣtum, gǣtom gǣttum, gǣttom gǣttum, gǣttom
īr gǣtin gǣtin gǣtin gǣttin gǣttin
þēr gǣta gǣtin —   gǣttu, gǣtto gǣttin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk gǣtis gǣtis, gǣtes —   gǣttis, gǣttes gǣttis, gǣttes
þū gǣtis gǣtis, gǣtes —   gǣttis, gǣttes gǣttis, gǣttes
han gǣtis gǣtis, gǣtes —   gǣttis, gǣttes gǣttis, gǣttes
vīr gǣtums, gǣtoms gǣtums, gǣtoms —   gǣttums, gǣttoms gǣttums, gǣttoms
īr gǣtins gǣtins —   gǣttins gǣttins
þēr gǣtas gǣtins —   gǣttus, gǣttos gǣttins
Descendants
  • Swedish: gäta

References
  • gäta in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L
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