gemetan

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *gamōtijaną (compare Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gamōtjan)), equivalent to ġe- +‎ mētan.

Alternative forms

• ġemœ̄tan — Anglian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈmeː.tɑn/

Verb

ġemētan (West Saxon)

1. to meet, encounter, come upon
   • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

     ⁊ þǣre ilcan dæġe rād Æþelmund ealdormann of Hwiċċum ofer æt Cynemǣresford. Ðā ġemette hine Wīhstān ealdormann mid Wilsǣtum, ⁊ þǣr wæs myċel ġefeoht, ⁊ þǣr bēġen ofsleġene wurdan þā ealdormenn, ⁊ Wilsǣte naman siġe.

     And on that same day Alderman Aethelmund rode from Hwicce to Kempsford. There he encountered Alderman Wihstan, who was with men of Wiltshire. And there was a great battle, and both aldermen were slain, and the men of Wiltshire won a victory.

2. to find, discover
   • c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of the Innocents"

     Farað ardlice, and befrīnað be ðam cilde, and þonne ġē hit ġemētað, cyðað me, þæt ic máge me to him gebiddan.

     Go instantly, and inquire concerning the child, and when ye find it, let me know, that I may worship him.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġemētan (weak class 1)

infinitive	ġemētan	ġemētenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġemēte	ġemētte
second person singular	ġemētest, ġemētst	ġemēttest
third person singular	ġemēteþ, ġemētt, ġemēt	ġemētte
plural	ġemētaþ	ġemētton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġemēte	ġemētte
plural	ġemēten	ġemētten
imperative
singular	ġemēt
plural	ġemētaþ
participle	present	past
	ġemētende	ġemēted

Synonyms

• mētan

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈme.tɑn/

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	ġemetenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġemete	ġemæt
second person singular	ġemitst	ġemǣte
third person singular	ġemitt, ġemit	ġemæt
plural	ġemetaþ	ġemǣton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġemete	ġemǣte
plural	ġemeten	ġemǣten
imperative
singular	ġemet
plural	ġemetaþ
participle	present	past
	ġemetende	ġemeten