metgian

Old English

Alternative forms

• metegian, metian

Etymology

From earlier metegian, *metigian, an augmented variant (from *metig) merged with metian, from Proto-Germanic *metōną (“to measure, assign, consider”), from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to think about, reason, decide”). Cognate with Old Frisian metigia (“to moderate, mitigate”), Old High German mezzōn (“to moderate, mitigate”), Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐍄𐍉𐌽 (mitōn, “to plan, think about; reason, ponder; argue, debate; think, be concerned for”), Latin meditor (“think, reflect, consider”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmet.ɡi.ɑn/, [ˈmet.ɣi.ɑn]

Verb

metgian

1. to moderate, control, govern
2. to weigh in mind, consider
3. to assign due measure to
4. to prepare
5. to regulate

Conjugation

Conjugation of metgian (weak class 2)

infinitive	metgian	metgienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	metgiġe	metgode
second person singular	metgast	metgodest
third person singular	metgaþ	metgode
plural	metgiaþ	metgodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	metgiġe	metgode
plural	metgiġen	metgoden
imperative
singular	metga
plural	metgiaþ
participle	present	past
	metgiende	(ġe)metgod

Derived terms

• metgung

Descendants

• Middle English: meteȝiæn