gjeta
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- (to shepherd): gjete (e and split infinitives)
- (to get): gjete (e infinitive)
Etymology 1
From Old Norse gæta.
Verb
gjeta (present tense gjeter, past tense gjette, past participle gjett, passive infinitive gjetast, present participle gjetande, imperative gjet)
- to herd, shepherd, tend (animals)
- to guard, watch
Related terms
- gjetar
Etymology 2
From Old Norse geta, from Proto-Germanic *getaną. Doublet of gjete through Danish gide.
Verb
gjeta (present tense gjet, past tense gat, supine gjete, past participle gjeten, present tense gjetande, imperative gjet)
- to guess
- to mention, talk about
- to bother to
References
- “gjeta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.