Active Voice
Indicative Present
| 1st sing. | getō |
| 2nd sing. | gitizi |
| 3rd sing. | gitidi |
| 1st dual | getōz |
| 2nd dual | getadiz |
| 1st plur. | getamaz |
| 2nd plur. | gitid |
| 3rd plur. | getandi |
Indicative Past
| 1st sing. | gat |
| 2nd sing. | gast |
| 3rd sing. | gat |
| 1st dual | gētū |
| 2nd dual | gētudiz |
| 1st plur. | gētum |
| 2nd plur. | gētud |
| 3rd plur. | gētun |
Subjunctive Present
| 1st sing. | getaų |
| 2nd sing. | getaiz |
| 3rd sing. | getai |
| 1st dual | getaiw |
| 2nd dual | getaidiz |
| 1st plur. | getaim |
| 2nd plur. | getaid |
| 3rd plur. | getain |
Subjunctive Past
| 1st sing. | gētį̄ |
| 2nd sing. | gētīz |
| 3rd sing. | gētī |
| 1st dual | gētīw |
| 2nd dual | gētīdiz |
| 1st plur. | gētīm |
| 2nd plur. | gētīd |
| 3rd plur. | gētīn |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | get |
| 3rd sing. | getadau |
| 2nd dual | getadiz |
| 2nd plur. | gitid |
| 3rd plur. | getandau |
Passive Voice
Indicative
| 1st sing. | getai |
| 2nd sing. | getazai |
| 3rd sing. | getadai |
| 1st plur. | getandai |
| 2nd plur. | getandai |
| 3rd plur. | getandai |
Subjunctive
| 2nd sing. | getaizau |
| 3rd sing. | getaidau |
| 1st plur. | getaindau |
| 2nd plur. | getaindau |
| 3rd plur. | getaindau |
Participles
| Present | getandz |
| Past | getanaz |
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *gʰe(n)d- (“to take, seize”). Cognate with Latin prehendō (“snatch, seize”), Ancient Greek χανδάνω (khandánō, “hold, contain”). The original meaning appears to have been "to seize an opportunity" or "to find a way". See: Latin '
prehendo'.
Verbs referencing "getaną"
English
get, English
guess, Icelandic
geta, Old English
gietan, Faroese
gita, Swedish
gitta, Middle English
geten, Danish
gide, Old Swedish
gæta, Proto-Slavic
gadati, Danish
gisne.
Cognates
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