a-metan
- verb [ strong ]
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His micelnesse ne mæg nán monn ametan
his greatness no man can measure,
- Bt. 42; Fox 258, 13 .
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Mid hondum amet
measure with [thy] hands,
- Cd. 228; Th. 308, 30 ;
- Sat. 700 .
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Ðæt súsl amǽte
that he should measure his torment,
- 229; Th. 310, 13 ;
- Sat. 725 .
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Ðæt ðú hús ameten hæbbe
that thou hast measured the house,
- 228; Th. 309, 16 ;
- Sat. 710 :
- Bd. 4, 23; S. 596, 26 .
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Ametan wolde wrece be gewyrhtum wóhfremmendum
would mete out punishment according to their deeds to the doers of wickedness,
- Bt. Met. Fox 9, 70 ;
- Met. 9, 35 .
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Ǽr me gife unscynde mægen-cyning amæt
before the powerful king measured out to me a blameless grace,
- Elen. Kmbl. 2493 ;
- El. 1248 .
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Ðú amǽte mundum ðínum ealne ymbhwyrft and uprádor
thou measuredst with thine hands the whole circumference and the firmament above,
- Elen. Kmbl. 1456 ;
- El. 730 .
Bosworth, Joseph. “a-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/1588.
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