"begietan" meaning in Old English

See begietan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /beˈji͜y.tɑn/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *bigetaną, equivalent to be- + ġietan. Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*gʰed-}}, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*bigetaną}} Proto-Germanic *bigetaną, {{prefix|ang|be|ġietan}} be- + ġietan Head templates: {{ang-verb|beġietan}} beġietan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|beġietan<s5>}} Forms: beġietan [canonical], strong [table-tags], beġietan [infinitive], beġietenne [infinitive], beġiete [first-person, present, singular], beġeat [first-person, past, singular], beġietst [present, second-person, singular], beġēate [past, second-person, singular], beġiett [present, singular, third-person], beġiet [present, singular, third-person], beġeat [past, singular, third-person], beġietaþ [plural, present], beġēaton [past, plural], beġiete [present, singular], beġēate [past, singular], beġieten [plural, present], beġēaten [past, plural], beġiet [imperative, past, present, singular], beġietaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], beġietende [imperative, present], beġeten [imperative, past]
  1. to get
    Sense id: en-begietan-ang-verb-bfztadeD
  2. to obtain
    Sense id: en-begietan-ang-verb-0ZABAGzD Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms prefixed with be-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of Old English terms prefixed with be-: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: beġitan [Late-West-Saxon], beġytan
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          "text": "late 10th century, Ælfric, \"Saint George, Martyr\"\nNāst þū lā Geori þæt ūre godas swincað mid þē and ġit hī synd ġeþyldiġe þæt hī þe miltsion. Nū lǣre ic ðē swā swā lēofne sunu þæt ðū þæra cristenra lāre forlǣte mid ealle and tō mīnum rǣde hraðe ġebūge swā þæt ðū offriġe þām ārwurðan Appoline and þū mycelne wurðmynt miht swā beġitan.",
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