geta.
can, to be able
Meaning & usage
can, to be able
Getur þú sagt mér hvar Bláa Lónið er?
to father, to beget
to obtain, achieve
Maðurinn gat sér gott orð í Danmörku.
to guess
Hann gat rétt.
to mention
Hennar er getið í bók þeirri.
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse geta (whence also English get), from Proto-Germanic *getaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (“take, seize”). Compare Danish gide, Swedish gitta, English get.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.