gehatan

From Proto-Germanic *gahaitaną (“to promise”), equivalent to ġe- +‎ hātan. Cognate with Old Saxon gihêtan, Old High German giheizan, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (gahaitan).

• IPA^(key): /jeˈxɑː.tɑn/, [jeˈhɑː.tɑn]

ġehātan

1. to promise, vow
   • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

     Sċortlīċe iċ hæbbe nū ġesǣd ymb þā þrīe dǣlas ealles þises middanġeardes; ac iċ wille nū, swā iċ ǣr gehēt, þāra þrēora landrīċa ġemǣre ġereċċan...

     I have now spoken about all three of this world's continents in brief; but I will now, as I promised before, relate the borders of the three continents...

2. to command, order
3. to call, name
4. to summon
5. to threaten

• ġehāt