gjete

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse gæta. === Verb === gjete (imperative gjet, present tense gjeter, passive gjetes, simple past gjette, past participle gjett, present participle gjetende) to herd, shepherd, tend (animals) to guard, watch === References === “gjete” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “gjete_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === gjeta (to shepherd, a infinitive) gjeta (to get, a and split infinitive) === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse gæta. ==== Verb ==== gjete (present tense gjeter, past tense gjette, past participle gjett, passive infinitive gjetast, present participle gjetande, imperative gjet) to herd, shepherd, tend (animals) to guard, watch ===== Related terms ===== gjetar === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse geta, from Proto-Germanic *getaną. Doublet of gidda through Danish gide. ==== Verb ==== gjete (present tense gjet, past tense gat, supine gjete, past participle gjeten, present tense gjetande, imperative gjet) to guess to mention, talk about to bother to === References === “gjete” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.