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Waiting for reviewMixed spelling (two or more of the above)Candidate #7754 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

getteget

Two or more mechanical changes in one word: sinne → sin, vnderstande → understand.

Puritas changed it
530 times in 163 works
Consistency
98.1% (530 of 540)
Reach if approved
~567 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner
Agrees: get
Matches
Exact word, any case
In our text
540 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings
None
Taken into joins
None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (530 changes in 163 works, 98.1% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 530)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied
  1. Printed
    … God to giue vs great riches? or to trauel with an earneſt deſire to getteget ſtore of wealth?
    With rule
    … God to giue vs great riches? or to trauel with an earneſt deſire to getteget ſtore of wealth?

    George Gifford · A Catechism · Open in the reader

  2. Printed
    … quot, that is to ſaye, as manie as a man will haue and can getteget.
    With rule
    … quot, that is to ſaye, as manie as a man will haue and can getteget.

    Henry Jacob · Defense of the Churches and Ministry of England · p. 27 · Open in the reader

  3. Printed
    … mid that ryches bryngeth wyth it. Fyrste they are all in care howe to getteget ryches, & thē are they in more care how to kepe it stil. Therfore y …
    With rule
    … mid that ryches bryngeth wyth it. Fyrste they are all in care howe to getteget ryches, & thē are they in more care how to kepe it stil. Therfore y …

    Hugh Latimer · A Most Faithful Sermon · Open in the reader

  4. Printed
    … whiche dyd appertayne vnto this matter: to thentente doubtles, that they myghte purchaſe and getteget vnto them ſelfe plenty of goodes and pleaſures in this worlde / & that they ſhuld …
    With rule
    … whiche dyd appertayne vnto this matter: to thentente doubtles, that they myghte purchaſe and getteget vnto them ſelfe plenty of goodes and pleaſures in this worlde / & that they ſhuld …

    Martin Luther · Against the New Idol and Old Devil · Open in the reader

  5. Printed
    … Angels to fetche them out: and all for money. For without money ye can getteget nothyng of hym.
    With rule
    … Angels to fetche them out: and all for money. For without money ye can getteget nothyng of hym.

    Thomas Becon · The Acts of Christ and Antichrist · Open in the reader

  6. Printed
    … and euer after so stoutely fight against it, that the residue of thy ire, getteget not vnder her daunger the other mēbers, as the countenaunce, mouthe, tongue, handes, eyes …
    With rule
    … and euer after so stoutely fight against it, that the residue of thy ire, getteget not vnder her daunger the other mēbers, as the countenaunce, mouthe, tongue, handes, eyes …

    Thomas Becon · Sermons Upon all the Sunday Gospels · p. 47 · Open in the reader

  7. Printed
    … gaine of vſurie, to increaſe his ſtock yearly by ſuche gaines, as he can getteget. Whereof, can a man thinke, that he will geue vnto the pore: wherof will …
    With rule
    … gaine of vſurie, to increaſe his ſtock yearly by ſuche gaines, as he can getteget. Whereof, can a man thinke, that he will geue vnto the pore: wherof will …

    Wolfgang Musculus · Lawful and Unlawful Usury Amongst Christians · Open in the reader

  8. Printed
    … reprooue them, and threaten them either priuatly or publickly: and though we labor to getteget them puniſhed and chaſtened, to the end that ſlaunders may be taken away from …
    With rule
    … reprooue them, and threaten them either priuatly or publickly: and though we labor to getteget them puniſhed and chaſtened, to the end that ſlaunders may be taken away from …

    John Frewen · Fruitful Instructions and Necessary Doctrines · p. 108 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (10)

7 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; 3 more are in works where it never changed. Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

A Goodly Gallery A01313

  • Printed
    … thē they be diuersly mixed. As ye coles, haue much earth mixed with brimstone. GetteGet, séemeth to be all one, but better concocted then coles. Of amber is great …
    With rule
    … thē they be diuersly mixed. As ye coles, haue much earth mixed with brimstone. GetteGet, séemeth to be all one, but better concocted then coles. Of amber is great …

    William Fulke · A Goodly Gallery · Open in the reader

Sermons Upon all the Sunday Gospels A06932

  • Printed
    … the definition thereof, euen no other thynge, than to beleue that, that Christe promyseth. GetteGet thee therfore acquaynted with it, and first lerne whenne God promyseth to thee in …
    With rule
    … the definition thereof, euen no other thynge, than to beleue that, that Christe promyseth. GetteGet thee therfore acquaynted with it, and first lerne whenne God promyseth to thee in …

    Thomas Becon · Sermons Upon all the Sunday Gospels · Open in the reader

Exposition of Galatians A10111

  • Printed
    … this is ouer-coſtly for the poorer ſort, what ſhal the poore man doe? GetteGet him into the Foreſt, and chooſe out a tree, and cauſe it to be …
    With rule
    … this is ouer-coſtly for the poorer ſort, what ſhal the poore man doe? GetteGet him into the Foreſt, and chooſe out a tree, and cauſe it to be …

    John Prime · Exposition of Galatians · p. 157 · Open in the reader

The Passion Resurrection and Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ A11012

  • Printed
    … to obey His Heauēly Father, & for thy ſaluation, that ſwallowed vp that bodily thirſt. GetteGet thee an earneſt thirſt to obey thy God: it will bee a wondrous thing …
    With rule
    … to obey His Heauēly Father, & for thy ſaluation, that ſwallowed vp that bodily thirſt. GetteGet thee an earneſt thirſt to obey thy God: it will bee a wondrous thing …

    Robert Rollock · The Passion Resurrection and Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ · p. 192 · Open in the reader

The Art of Rhetoric A15530

  • Printed
    … man, and you I dare saye, haue kilde a hundreth menne in your daies: GetteGet you hence thereore for Gods loue, if you loue your selfe. Examples bee innumerable …
    With rule
    … man, and you I dare saye, haue kilde a hundreth menne in your daies: GetteGet you hence thereore for Gods loue, if you loue your selfe. Examples bee innumerable …

    Thomas Wilson · The Art of Rhetoric · p. 82 · Open in the reader

Sermons on Deuteronomy A17698

  • Printed
    … in deede there is not any that will bee so bolde as to say: GetteGet thee hence for thou shalt haue no Iustice heere: there is none that will …
    With rule
    … in deede there is not any that will bee so bolde as to say: GetteGet thee hence for thou shalt haue no Iustice heere: there is none that will …

    John Calvin · Sermons on Deuteronomy · p. 872 · Open in the reader

Dialogue Between a Soldier and a Chaplain A68098

  • Printed
    … of golde: and caſt them away, as a menſtruous cloute, and ſay vnto it: GetteGet thee hence. Wherefore I aſke thee, if thou thinke of cōſcience, that Iſarah could …
    With rule
    … of golde: and caſt them away, as a menſtruous cloute, and ſay vnto it: GetteGet thee hence. Wherefore I aſke thee, if thou thinke of cōſcience, that Iſarah could …

    Anthony Gilby · Dialogue Between a Soldier and a Chaplain · Open in the reader