Geta

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

geta Old Icelandic word can mean:

geta

I)

geta

(get; gat, gátum; getinn), v.

geta

I. with acc.

geta

1) to get;

geta

~ orðstír, to get fame;

geta

~ sér e-t, to get for oneself (góðs um œðis ef sér ~ mætti);

geta

~ gott af e-m, to get good of one;

geta

with dat. of the person, ~ váluðum vel, to be kind to the poor;

geta

~ e-m illa, to do harm to one;

geta

impers., getr e-t, there is (got);

geta

eigi getr slíkan (there is none such) í konungs herbergjum;

geta

2) with pp. of another verb, ~ veiddan fisk, to be able to catch fish;

geta

ek get eigi fylgt yðr, I cannot follow you;

geta

3) almost like an auxil. verb with infin.;

geta

ek Gunnari gat at unna, I loved G.;

geta

~ at lita, sjá (to get) to see;

geta

without ‘at’, er slíkt getr fœða jóð, that shall rear such a child;

geta

4) to learn (lengi man þat er ungr getr);

geta

5) to beget, engender (fótr gat son við fœti);

geta

~ börn, to beget children (said of both parents);

geta

6) refl., ~st at e-u, to like;

geta

því at mér gezt vel at þér, because I like thee well;

geta

láta sér getit at e-u, to be pleased with;

geta

eigi læt ek mér at einu getit, I am not pleased to have always the same, I want some change;

geta

II. with gen.

geta

1) to guess;

geta

~ gatu, to guess a riddle;

geta

~ rétt, to guess right;

geta

~ e-s til, to guess, suppose;

geta

~ í hug e-m, to guess one’s thoughts;

geta

2) to speak of, mention, in speech or writing (þess er getit, sem gört er);

geta

~ um e-t, to speak about (hann gat ekki um þetta fyrir sínum mönnum);

geta

þess er við getit, at, it is told that.

geta

II)

geta

f. guess, conjecture (er þat ~ mín, at);

geta

spá er spaks ~, a wiseman’s guess is a prophecy;

geta

ætla ek eigi þat til getu, at hann sé þar, it is not likely that he is there;

geta

leiða getum um e-t, to make a guess at.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛏᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary