gjete

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse gæta.

Verb

gjete (imperative gjet, present tense gjeter, passive gjetes, simple past gjette, past participle gjett, present participle gjetende)

  1. to herd, shepherd, tend (animals)
  2. to guard, watch

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • gjeta (to shepherd, a infinitive)
  • gjeta (to get, a and split infinitive)

Etymology 1

From Old Norse gæta.

Verb

gjete (present tense gjeter, past tense gjette, past participle gjett, passive infinitive gjetast, present participle gjetande, imperative gjet)

  1. to herd, shepherd, tend (animals)
  2. to guard, watch

Etymology 2

From Old Norse geta, from Proto-Germanic *getaną. Doublet of gjete through Danish gide.

Verb

gjete (present tense gjet, past tense gat, supine gjete, past participle gjeten, present tense gjetande, imperative gjet)

  1. to guess
  2. to mention, talk about
  3. to bother to

References

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