metegian in Old English

IPA: /ˈme.te.ɡi.ɑn/, [ˈme.te.ɣi.ɑn] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *metagōn (“to moderate”). Equivalent to metan (“to measure”) + -eġ + -ian. Cognate with Old Frisian metigia (“to moderate, mitigate”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*metagōn|t=to moderate}} Proto-West Germanic *metagōn (“to moderate”), {{af|ang|metan|-ig|-ian|alt2=-eġ|t1=to measure}} metan (“to measure”) + -eġ + -ian, {{cog|ofs|metigia|t=to moderate, mitigate}} Old Frisian metigia (“to moderate, mitigate”) Head templates: {{ang-verb|metegian}} metegian Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|metegian<w2>}} Forms: weak [table-tags], metegian [infinitive], metegienne [infinitive], metegiġe [first-person, present, singular], metegode [first-person, past, singular], metegast [present, second-person, singular], metegodest [past, second-person, singular], metegaþ [present, singular, third-person], metegode [past, singular, third-person], metegiaþ [plural, present], metegodon [past, plural], metegiġe [present, singular], metegode [past, singular], metegiġen [plural, present], metegoden [past, plural], metega [imperative, past, present, singular], metegiaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], metegiende [imperative, present], metegod [imperative, past], ġemetegod [imperative, past]

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    },
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    },
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    {
      "form": "metegienne",
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        "singular",
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      "form": "metegiġen",
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        "present"
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        "past",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "metega",
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        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
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        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
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    },
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      "form": "metegiende",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegod",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġemetegod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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        "to regulate, govern"
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      "glosses": [
        "to consider"
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        [
          "consider",
          "consider"
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      "ipa": "/ˈme.te.ɡi.ɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈme.te.ɣi.ɑn]"
    }
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "metgian"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "Old English lemmas",
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    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English terms with redundant head parameter",
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        "singular"
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "singular",
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegode",
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "metegiġen",
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      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegoden",
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      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "metega",
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        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "metegiende",
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "ġemetegod",
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
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          "temper"
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        "to regulate, govern"
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          "regulate",
          "regulate"
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          "govern",
          "govern"
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      "glosses": [
        "to consider"
      ],
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        [
          "consider",
          "consider"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈme.te.ɡi.ɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈme.te.ɣi.ɑn]"
    }
  ],
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      "english": "much less common",
      "word": "metian"
    },
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}

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"metegian" meaning in Old English

Verb

Inflected forms

Alternative forms