ge-metgian
- verb [ weak ]
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Heora wíte biþ gemetegod ǽlcum be his geearnungum
their punishment shall be measured to every one by his deserts,
- Homl. Th. i. 294, 6.
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Efne gemetegode ðú settest dagas míne
ecce mensurabiles posuisti dies meos,
- Ps. Spl. 38, 7.
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Hine selfne of dúneastígende he cúðe gemetgian his hiéremonnum
se auditoribus condescendendo noverat temperare,
- Past. 16, 2; Swt. 101, 15; Hat. MS. 21 a, 2: 35, 1; Swt. 237, 23; Hat. MS. 45 a; 4.
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Á sceal ðæt wiðerwearde ðæt óðer wiðerwearde gemetgian
ever must the contrary moderate the other contrary,
- Bt. 21; Fox 74, 19: 40, 3; Fox 238, 25: Bt. Met. Fox 11, 107; Met. 11, 54.
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Gif ðú ne gemetgodest céle and hǽto
if thou didst not moderate cold and heat,
- Bt. Met. Fox 20, 224; Met. 20, 112: Salm. Kmbl. 879; Sal. 439.
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Beorhte steorran móna gemetgaþ
the moon tempers the bright stars,
- Bt. Met. Fox 4, 17; Met. 4, 9.
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Se gemetgaþ ðne bridel
he regulates the bridle,
- Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 18.
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God gemetgaþ ealla gesceafta
God regulates all creatures,
- Bt. 39, 13; Fox 234, 9: Bt. Met. Fox 13, 10; Met. 13, 5: 24, 78; Met. 24, 39.
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Ic on ðínum bebodum móte gemetgian rǽd
meditabor in mandatis tuis,
- Ps. Th. 118, 47.
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Him gemetgaþ eall éðles leóma
to them shall all the bright fire of their home moderate itself,
- Elen. Kmbl. 2584; El. 1293.
Bosworth, Joseph. “ge-metgian.” 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/15235.
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