geteorian

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Equivalent to ġe- +‎ tēorian.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jeˈte͜oː.ri.ɑn/

Verb

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ġetēorian

  1. (intransitive) to be tired, faint, or weary
  2. (intransitive) to fail, languish, cease, perish
  3. (intransitive, material) to get exhausted

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
  • T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921