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ge-metan

  • verb [ strong ]
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ge-metan, p. -mæt and -mette , pl. -mǽton; pp. -meten; v. trans.
to measure, measure back or again; metiri, remetiri
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  • On ðam ylcan gemete ðe gé metaþ, eów byþ gemeten

    qua mensura mensi fueritis, remetietur vobis,

    • Mt. Bos. 7, 2
      • :
    • Mk. Bos. 4, 24
      • :
    • Lk. Bos. 6, 38
      • .

  • God ðú ðe heofen mid honda gemettest and eorðan on ðínre fyst betýndest

    God thou who has meted heaven with thy hand and enclosed the earth in thy fist

      [cf.
      • Isaiah 40, 12
      ],
    • St. And. 47, 2
      • .
to measure by traversing or going over; metiri transeundo
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  • And his cwén mid him medo-stíg gemæt

    and his queen with him measured the mead way [way to the mead-hall],

    • Beo. Th. 1852
      • ;
    • B. 924
      • .
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v. metan.
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v.  ge-meted ge-meten ge-mette.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-metan.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/15221.

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