Participles
| Present | ġealpettende |
| Past | (ġe)ġealpeted; (ġe)ġealpett; (ġe)ġealpet |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | ġealpette |
| 2nd sing. | ġealpetst |
| 3rd sing. | ġealpett; ġealpet |
| 1st plur. | ġealpettaþ |
| 2nd plur. | ġealpettaþ |
| 3rd plur. | ġealpettaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | ġealpette |
| 2nd sing. | ġealpettest |
| 3rd sing. | ġealpette |
| 1st plur. | ġealpetton |
| 2nd plur. | ġealpetton |
| 3rd plur. | ġealpetton |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | ġealpette |
| 2nd sing. | ġealpette |
| 3rd sing. | ġealpette |
| 1st plur. | ġealpetten |
| 2nd plur. | ġealpetten |
| 3rd plur. | ġealpetten |
Past
| 1st sing. | ġealpette |
| 2nd sing. | ġealpette |
| 3rd sing. | ġealpette |
| 1st plur. | ġealpetten |
| 2nd plur. | ġealpetten |
| 3rd plur. | ġealpetten |
Imperative
| Singular | ġealpete |
| Plural | ġealpettaþ |
Verbs similar to 'gealpettan'
galpettan,
bealcettan,
ceahhettan,
gehamettan,
gesettan,
halettan,
agnettan,
andettan,
asettan,
besettan,
Etymology
From *ġealpian + -ettan. The attested form galpettað shows the non-West Saxon feature of backing rather than breaking of original *æ before l + consonant.
Sample Sentences
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Þa ðe her swiðost galpettað ⁊ on unriht[ti]dum on oferfyllo bioð forgriwene, þa bioð þær on mæstum / hungre forþrycced. ((please add an English translation of this quotation)) [10th century or earlier, Vercelli Homilies, Homily IV 38-40]
Cognates
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