wiþmetennes
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- wiþmetenness, wiþmetenes, wiþmetenys, wiþmetenyss
- wiðmetennys, wiðmetennyss — edh spelling
Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]wiþmetennes f
- comparison
- c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
- Sum þāra dǣla hātte analogiā on Crēcisċ, þæt is on Lǣden similium rērum comparātiō and on Englisċ "ġelīcra þinga wiþmetennes."
- One part [of the study of grammar] is called analogia in Greek, that is in Latin similium rerum comparatio and in English "comparison of similar things."
- c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
Declension
[edit]Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | wiþmetennes | wiþmetennessa, wiþmetennesse |
| accusative | wiþmetennesse | wiþmetennessa, wiþmetennesse |
| genitive | wiþmetennesse | wiþmetennessa |
| dative | wiþmetennesse | wiþmetennessum |