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Old English · verb

metegian

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 2
IPA: /ˈme.te.ɡi.ɑn/
[ˈme.te.ɣi.ɑn]
Syllables: ˈme · te · ɡi · ɑn (4 syllables)
Modern English: temper regulate govern

Meaning

to moderate, temper
to regulate, govern
to consider

Conjugation

Conjugation of metegian
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	metegiġe	metegode
2nd singular	metegast	metegodest
3rd singular	metegaþ	metegode
Plural	metegiaþ	metegodon
Subjunctive
Singular	metegiġe	metegode
Plural	metegiġen	metegoden

Non-finite forms of metegian
	Form
Infinitive	metegian
Inflected infinitive	metegienne
Imperative singular	metega
Imperative plural	metegiaþ
Present participle	metegiende
Past participle	metegod ġemetegod

All forms (15)

metegiġe
metegode
metegast
metegodest
metegaþ
metegiaþ
metegodon
metegiġen
metegoden
metegian
metegienne
metega
metegiende
metegod
ġemetegod

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *metagōn (“to moderate”). Equivalent to metan (“to measure”) + -eġ + -ian. Cognate with Old Frisian metigia (“to moderate, mitigate”).

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