gehatan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to promise, vow
- to command, order
- to call, name, bid, summon
- to threaten
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *gahaitaną (promise) prefix from Old English hātan (command, promise, order, call, call promise, be called).
Origin
Old English
hātan
Gloss
command, promise, order, call, call promise, be called
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Action/Process