gjete

From Old Norse gæta.

gjete (imperative gjet, present tense gjeter, passive gjetes, simple past gjette, past participle gjett, present participle gjetende)

1. to herd, shepherd, tend (animals)
2. to guard, watch

• “gjete” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “gjete_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

• gjeta (to shepherd, a infinitive)
• gjeta (to get, a and split infinitive)

From Old Norse gæta.

gjete (present tense gjeter, past tense gjette, past participle gjett, passive infinitive gjetast, present participle gjetande, imperative gjet)

1. to herd, shepherd, tend (animals)
2. to guard, watch

• gjetar

From Old Norse geta, from Proto-Germanic *getaną. Doublet of gidda through Danish gide.

gjete (present tense gjet, past tense gat, supine gjete, past participle gjeten, present tense gjetande, imperative gjet)

1. to guess
2. to mention, talk about
3. to bother to

• “gjete” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.