Old English · verb
wiþmetan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class V
- IPA
- /wiθˈme.tɑn/[wiðˈme.tɑn]
- Syllables
- wiθ · ˈme · tɑn (3 syllables)
Meaning
-
to compare (+dative to something)
late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Deuteronomy 3:24
There is no other god either in heaven or on earth who could be compared with your strength.
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | wiþmete | wiþmæt |
| 2nd singular | wiþmitst | wiþmǣte |
| 3rd singular | wiþmittwiþmit | wiþmæt |
| Plural | wiþmetaþ | wiþmǣton |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | wiþmete | wiþmǣte |
| Plural | wiþmeten | wiþmǣten |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | wiþmetan |
| Inflected infinitive | wiþmetenne |
| Imperative singular | wiþmet |
| Imperative plural | wiþmetaþ |
| Present participle | wiþmetende |
| Past participle | wiþmeten |
All forms (14)
Etymology
From wiþ- (“against”) + metan (“to measure”).
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