gemetan
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Old English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *gamōtijaną (compare Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gamōtjan)), equivalent to ġe- + mētan.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
ġemētan
- to meet, encounter, come upon
- to find, discover
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of the Innocents"
- Farað ardlice, and befrīnað be ðam cilde, and þonne ġē hit ġemētað, cyðað me, þæt ic máge me to him gebiddan.
- Go instantly, and inquire concerning the child, and when ye find it, let me know, that I may worship him.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of the Innocents"
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of ġemētan (weak class 1)
infinitive | ġemētan | ġemētenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | ġemēte | ġemētte |
second person singular | ġemētest, ġemētst | ġemēttest |
third person singular | ġemēteþ, ġemētt, ġemēt | ġemētte |
plural | ġemētaþ | ġemētton |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | ġemēte | ġemētte |
plural | ġemēten | ġemētten |
imperative | ||
singular | ġemēt | |
plural | ġemētaþ | |
participle | present | past |
ġemētende | ġemēted |
Synonyms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From ġe- + metan. Cognate with Old High German gimezzan, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (gamitan).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
ġemetan
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of ġemetan (strong class 5)
infinitive | ||
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | ||
second person singular | ||
third person singular | , | |
plural | ||
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | ||
plural | ||
imperative | ||
singular | ||
plural | ||
participle | present | past |