Obs. Forms: 2 ʓeatan, ʓætan, ʓetan, ietan, (Orm.) ȝatenn, 3–4 ȝette, ȝet, 4 ȝete, yete, north. ȝiate, 4–5 north. ȝate, yate, 5 ȝote. Pa. t. 2 ʓeatte, ʓætte, ʓeotte, iæette, iette, 2–3 ȝatte, 3 ȝet(te, 4 yatt(e, ȝat(e, yeitt; 3 ȝet(t)ed(e. Pa. pple. 2 (Orm.) ȝatedd, 3 iȝetted. [late OE. ʓéatan (Peterborough Chron.), f. ʓéa YEA, app. after ON. játa, also játta to assent, acknowledge, confess, promise, grant (cf. OHG. gijâzan, MHG. jâzen to assent); for the formation cf. ON. neita NAIT v.2 to refuse.

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  The northern form ȝate is directly from or influenced by ON. The west-midland present ȝette is prob. due to the pa. t. ȝette.]

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  1.  trans. To grant, bestow, concede. Also absol.

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a. 1122.  O. E. Chron. (Laud MS.), an. 656. Ic Uitalianus papa ʓeate þe Wulhfere cyning & Deusdedit ærcebiscop & Saxulf abbod ealle þe þing þe ʓe ʓeornon. Ibid., 675. Ic ʓæte þæs ilce curs…. Ic Adrianus legat hit iete. Ibid., 1066. Se æðeling hit him ʓeatte þa bliþolice.

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c. 1200.  Ormin, 154. Godd Allwældennd hafeþþ herrd & ȝatedd tine beness.

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c. 1205.  Lay., 10994. & al ich þe ȝette Swa þu hit ȝirnest. Ibid., 14267. Þe king him ȝette swa Hengest hit wolde.

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a. 1225.  Ancr. R., 230. Ȝif þu driuest us heonene, do us iðeos swin her, & he ȝettede ham.

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a. 1225.  Leg. Kath., 2402. He ȝettede hire & ȝef bliðeliche leaue.

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a. 1300.  Cursor M., 8414. And curtaisli, wit-vten hone, He yatte hir freli al hir bone. Ibid., 22413. Fourti dais he sal tham yate Þat fallen ar ute of þair state … Þat þai mai þam wit penance bete.

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13[?].  Gaw. & Gr. Knt., 776. ‘Now bone hostel,’ coþe þe burne, ‘I be-seche yow ȝette!’

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c. 1440.  Promp. Parv., 201. God ȝate (K. Godȝote, H. Goodȝoth, P. Godwolde), utinam.

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  2.  To acknowledge, confess.

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c. 1200.  Ormin, 9819. Ne wolldenn þeȝȝ nohht cnawenn Ne ȝatenn þatt teȝȝ wærenn ohht Sinnfulle onn aniȝ wise.

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a. 1300.  Cursor M., 26946. Þou he yeitt [Fairf. ȝeted] his wickedhede It moght him to no merci lede. Ibid. 27428. A man him cums al for to scriue … And yetes … Þat he es fallen in miskenyng.

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  3.  To provide, give, offer.

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13[?].  E. E. Allit. P., A. 558. Frende no wrang I wyl þe ȝete.

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a. 1420.  Cursor M., 29047 (Cotton Galba). Als oure lord crist at þe last Gat vs ensaumple forto fast.

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1788.  Voc. Forth & Bargie, in Trans. R. Irish Acad., II. 34. Yate, give.

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  Hence † Yating (ȝettung) vbl. sb., granting, consent.

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a. 1225.  Ancr. R., 204. On is ful wil uorte don þet fulðe, mid skilles ȝettunge.

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