gemæte
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gamētijaz, *gamētiz, *mētiz (“reasonable; moderate; appreciable”), equivalent to ġe- + mǣte (related to metan). Cognate with Old High German gimāzi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈmæːte/
Adjective
ġemǣte
- meet; of suitable dimensions; made to fit
Derived terms
- unġemǣte
Descendants
- Middle English: imete, mete, meete
- Scots: mete, meit
- English: meet