"metegian" meaning in Old English

See metegian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈme.te.ɡi.ɑn/, [ˈme.te.ɣi.ɑn]
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]
  1. to moderate, temper
    Sense id: en-metegian-ang-verb-~W4RwHPt Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms suffixed with -ian, Old English terms suffixed with -ig, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 51 40 9 Disambiguation of Old English terms suffixed with -ian: 51 40 9 Disambiguation of Old English terms suffixed with -ig: 51 40 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 27 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 18 14
  2. to regulate, govern
    Sense id: en-metegian-ang-verb-GCN39RDm
  3. to consider
    Sense id: en-metegian-ang-verb-rAh8mwgP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: metian (english: much less common), metgian Derived forms: ġemetegian, ġemetegod, metegung

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ġemetegian"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ġemetegod"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "metegung"
    }
  ],
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: meteȝiæn"
    }
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "af"
    },
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *metagōn (“to moderate”). Equivalent to metan (“to measure”) + -eġ + -ian. Cognate with Old Frisian metigia (“to moderate, mitigate”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "2",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegian",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegienne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegiġe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegast",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegodest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegiaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegodon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegiġe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegiġen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegoden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metega",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegiaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegiende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġemetegod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "metegian"
      },
      "expansion": "metegian",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "metegian<w2>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "51 40 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 40 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English terms suffixed with -ian",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 40 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English terms suffixed with -ig",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "57 27 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "68 18 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "to moderate, temper"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "moderate",
          "moderate"
        ],
        [
          "temper",
          "temper"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "to regulate, govern"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "regulate",
          "regulate"
        ],
        [
          "govern",
          "govern"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to consider"
      ],
      "id": "en-metegian-ang-verb-rAh8mwgP",
      "links": [
        [
          "consider",
          "consider"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.te.ɡi.ɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈme.te.ɣi.ɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "much less common",
      "word": "metian"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "metgian"
    }
  ],
  "word": "metegian"
}

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    "Old English class 2 weak verbs",
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms suffixed with -ian",
    "Old English terms suffixed with -ig",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Old English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "ġemetegian"
    },
    {
      "word": "ġemetegod"
    },
    {
      "word": "metegung"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "2",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
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    },
    {
      "form": "metegian",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegienne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegiġe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegast",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegodest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegiaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegodon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegiġe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegode",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegiġen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegoden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metega",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegiaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegiende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metegod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġemetegod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "metegian"
      },
      "expansion": "metegian",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "metegian<w2>"
      },
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  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "glosses": [
        "to moderate, temper"
      ],
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        [
          "moderate",
          "moderate"
        ],
        [
          "temper",
          "temper"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to regulate, govern"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "regulate",
          "regulate"
        ],
        [
          "govern",
          "govern"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to consider"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "consider",
          "consider"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.te.ɡi.ɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈme.te.ɣi.ɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "much less common",
      "word": "metian"
    },
    {
      "word": "metgian"
    }
  ],
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}

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