"gewæterian" meaning in Old English

See gewæterian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /jeˈwæ.te.ri.ɑn/
Etymology: From ge- + wæterian. Etymology templates: {{prefix|ang|ge|wæterian}} ge- + wæterian Head templates: {{ang-verb|ġewæterian}} ġewæterian Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|ġewæterian<w2>}} Forms: ġewæterian [canonical], weak [table-tags], ġewæterian [infinitive], ġewæterienne [infinitive], ġewæteriġe [first-person, present, singular], ġewæterode [first-person, past, singular], ġewæterast [present, second-person, singular], ġewæterodest [past, second-person, singular], ġewæteraþ [present, singular, third-person], ġewæterode [past, singular, third-person], ġewæteriaþ [plural, present], ġewæterodon [past, plural], ġewæteriġe [present, singular], ġewæterode [past, singular], ġewæteriġen [plural, present], ġewæteroden [past, plural], ġewætera [imperative, past, present, singular], ġewæteriaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], ġewæteriende [imperative, present], ġewæterod [imperative, past], ġewætrian [alternative]
  1. (transitive) to water, irrigate Tags: transitive
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          "text": "Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church\nTēoh ðū forð rēnsċūras, ġif ðū miht, and ġewætera ðīne æceras. Ġif ðū mage, dō þæt sunne sċīne, þæt ðīne æceras ripion.",
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          "text": "Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church\nTēoh ðū forð rēnsċūras, ġif ðū miht, and ġewætera ðīne æceras. Ġif ðū mage, dō þæt sunne sċīne, þæt ðīne æceras ripion.",
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