gemetan

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *gamōtijaną, equivalent to ġe- +‎ mētan.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jeˈmeːtɑn/

Verb

ġemētan

  1. To meet, encounter, come upon
  2. To find, discover
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġemētan (weak class 1)
infinitive ġemētan tō ġemētenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular ġemēte ġemētte
2nd-person singular ġemētest ġemēttest
3rd-person singular ġemēteþ ġemētte
plural ġemētaþ ġemētton
subjunctive present past
singular ġemēte ġemētte
plural ġemēten ġemētten
imperative
singular ġemēt
plural ġemētaþ
participle present past
ġemētende ġemēted
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From ġe- +‎ metan. Cognate with Old High German gimezzan, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (gamitan).

Verb

ġemetan

  1. To mete, measure, determine the size or quantity.
  2. To measure back or again.
Conjugation
Conjugation of ġemetan (strong class 5)
infinitive ġemetan tō ġemetenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular ġemete ġemæt
2nd-person singular ġemitest ġemǣte
3rd-person singular ġemiteþ ġemæt
plural ġemetaþ ġemǣton
subjunctive present past
singular ġemete ġemǣte
plural ġemeten ġemǣten
imperative
singular ġemet
plural ġemetaþ
participle present past
ġemetende ġemeten
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