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mǽtan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
mǽtan, p. te
To dream (with dat. or acc. of person;
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  • On ánre nihte ealdne mónan, swá hwæt swá ðé mǽteþ ðæt cymþ tó gefeán.

    • Lchdm. iii. 154, 15.

  • Gyf mon (acc. cf. l. 27) méteþ ðæt hé geseó . . . ,

    • 168, 8.

  • Gyf man mǽte ðæt hé hæbbe . . ,

    • 176, 2.

  • Ongitan swelce eów mǽte,

    • Bt. 26, 1
      • ;
    • Fox 90, 4: tit. 26
      • ;
    • Fox xiv, 16.

  • Hit gelamp ðæt hine mǽtte.

    • Gen. 37, 5.

  • Mín swefen ðe mé mǽtte,

    • 37, 6.

  • Óðer swefen hine mǽtte,

    • 37, 9: 41, 5, 11: 42, 9.

  • Gif hé secge ðæt him mǽtte swefen,

    • Deut. 13, 1.

  • Ðære Perpetuan mǽtte ðæt heó wǽre on weres hiwe,

    • Shrn. 60, 28.
Etymology
cf.
Icel. dreyma which takes acc. of dreamer and of dream
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Similar entries
v. ge-mǽtan.
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v.  ge-mǽtan metod.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “mǽtan.” 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/22242.

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