giet

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giet

1. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of gieten
2. imperative of gieten

• geit

From Proto-Germanic *iuta.

• IPA^(key): /jiːy̯t/

ġīet

1. still

   Rīnþ hit ġīet ūte?

   Is it still raining outside?

   • c. 897, Alfred the Great, translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care

     Hēr man mæġ ġīet ġesēon heora swæþ, ac wē him ne cunnon æfter spyrian.

     Here, you can still see their footprints, but we don't know how to follow after them.

   • late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 45:3

     And hē cwæþ tō his ġebrōðrum, "Iċ eom Iosep! Leofaþ ūre fæder nū ġīet?"

     And he said to his brothers, "I'm Joseph! Is our father still alive?"

   • Genesis 45:28

     And hē cwæþ "Iċ hæbbe ġenōg ġif mīn sunu Iosep ġīet leofaþ. Iċ fare and ġesēo hine ǣr þām þe iċ swelte."

     And he said, "I have enough if my son Joseph is still alive. I'll go and see him before I die."

2. (in negative phrases) yet
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Nativity of St. Andrew the Apostle"

     Ne ġesāwon hīe þā ġīet hine ǣniġ wundor wyrċan.

     They had not yet seen him do any miracles.

3. even (used to emphasize comparatives)

   Iċ wæs strang ǣr, ac nū iċ eom ġīet strengra.

   I was strong before, but now I am even stronger.

• Middle English: yet, yit
  • English: yet