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Old English · verb

ametan

Normalised āmetan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class V
IPA
/ɑːˈme.tɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈme · tɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
measure outmete outmete

Meaning

  1. to measure

    Eratosthenēs ǣrest āmæt þǣre eorðan ymbgang.

    Eratosthenes was the first to measure the Earth's circumference.

  2. to mete out

  3. to measure out, plan

Conjugation

Conjugation of ametan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular āmeteāmæt
2nd singular āmitstāmǣte
3rd singular āmittāmitāmæt
Plural āmetaþāmǣton
Subjunctive
Singular āmeteāmǣte
Plural āmetenāmǣten
Non-finite forms of ametan
Form
Infinitive āmetan
Inflected infinitive āmetenne
Imperative singular āmet
Imperative plural āmetaþ
Present participle āmetende
Past participle āmeten

All forms (14)

Etymology

From ā- + metan. Cognate with Old High German irmezzan, Gothic (usmitan).

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