† ageetadj.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps (i) a variant of ygete (also ygette ), past participle of get v. (although the most relevant sense ‘to give, provide’ (see get v. 12) is attested slightly later, and then only rarely and in northern sources), with reduction of the vowel in the first syllable (compare a- prefix²). The original form in the quot. may have been *aget (with short stem vowel); compare the rhyming word ygret (past participle of greet v.¹), and also the variant form ygette , past participle of get v. Or perhaps (ii) representing the past participle of an otherwise unattested verb *agete < early Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic ágæta to praise, commend, to celebrate (mass, etc.), a factitive verb < ágætr famous, excellent < the Scandinavian base of Old Icelandic á- on- prefix + an ablaut variant (lengthened grade) of the Scandinavian base of Old Icelandic geta get v.; compare Norwegian (Nynorsk) ågjeten famous, renowned). The expected form of the past participle in English would be *aget (with shortened stem vowel), which is supported by the rhyming word ygret (past participle of greet v.¹) in the quot. (compare discussion above).Proposed emendations of the text (either to *weleget (for *weleged) or *areet, respectively past participles of otherwise unattested reflexes of Old English weligian to enrich, and ārētan to cheer, gladden, comfort) are unconvincing.