Old English · noun
wiþmetennes
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /wiθˈme.ten.nes/[wiðˈme.ten.nes]
- Syllables
- wiθ · ˈme · ten · nes (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- comparison
Meaning
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comparison
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
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | wiþmetennes | wiþmetennessawiþmetennesse |
| Accusative | wiþmetennesse | wiþmetennessawiþmetennesse |
| Genitive | wiþmetennesse | wiþmetennessa |
| Dative | wiþmetennesse | wiþmetennessum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From wiþmeten + -nes.
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