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gebaeg
Stage Modern CLT
Pronunciation /ˈge.baɪg/
Part of speech Verb
Etymology from Middle gēbāg, from Proto getbag
Related words baeg, maekbrei

gebaeg — to get money; to take profit from a thing.

Notes

Neutral as to means. A merchant gebaegs by trade, a laborer by hire, a pirate by whatever offers. Contrasted with maekbrei, which carries obligation: gebaeg is what you take, maekbrei is what you bring home.