gemæte

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gamātī, from Proto-Germanic *gamētijaz, *gamētiz, *mētiz (“reasonable; moderate; appreciable”), equivalent to ġe- +‎ mǣte (related to metan). Cognate with Old High German gimāzi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈmæː.te/

Adjective

ġemǣte

1. meet; of suitable dimensions; made to fit

   Synonym: ġemet

Declension

Declension of ġemǣte — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġemǣte	ġemǣtu, ġemǣto	ġemǣte
Accusative	ġemǣtne	ġemǣte	ġemǣte
Genitive	ġemǣtes	ġemǣtre	ġemǣtes
Dative	ġemǣtum	ġemǣtre	ġemǣtum
Instrumental	ġemǣte	ġemǣtre	ġemǣte
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġemǣte	ġemǣta, ġemǣte	ġemǣtu, ġemǣto
Accusative	ġemǣte	ġemǣta, ġemǣte	ġemǣtu, ġemǣto
Genitive	ġemǣtra	ġemǣtra	ġemǣtra
Dative	ġemǣtum	ġemǣtum	ġemǣtum
Instrumental	ġemǣtum	ġemǣtum	ġemǣtum

Declension of ġemǣte — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġemǣta	ġemǣte	ġemǣte
Accusative	ġemǣtan	ġemǣtan	ġemǣte
Genitive	ġemǣtan	ġemǣtan	ġemǣtan
Dative	ġemǣtan	ġemǣtan	ġemǣtan
Instrumental	ġemǣtan	ġemǣtan	ġemǣtan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġemǣtan	ġemǣtan	ġemǣtan
Accusative	ġemǣtan	ġemǣtan	ġemǣtan
Genitive	ġemǣtra, ġemǣtena	ġemǣtra, ġemǣtena	ġemǣtra, ġemǣtena
Dative	ġemǣtum	ġemǣtum	ġemǣtum
Instrumental	ġemǣtum	ġemǣtum	ġemǣtum

Derived terms

• unġemǣte

Descendants

• Middle English: y-mete, imete, mete, meete
  • English: meet
  • Scots: mete, meit