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agietan

Pronunciation: /ɑːˈji͜y.tɑn/

“agietan” is an Old English word. Its 8 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to understand, comprehend
  2. to consider, perceive
  3. to recognize
  4. to find, find out
  5. to discover
  6. to destroy
  7. to strike down
  8. to despoil by mining, mine

Etymology

From ā- + ġietan (“to get”).

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