metegian
Old English
Alternative forms
- metgian
Etymology
From Anglo-Frisian *metagōjan. Cognate with Old Frisian metigia. Equivalent to the adjective *metiġ (unattested, but presumably meaning “moderate”; derived from or related to metan “to measure”) + -ian. Compare German mäßigen, which is of the same form and meaning, but derived from a different word for “measure.” Note that in the surviving texts, the word for the adjective "moderate" is ġemetlīċ, so *metiġ might have been extinct by the literate period.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈme.te.ɡi.ɑn/, [ˈme.te.ɣi.ɑn]
Verb
metegian
- to moderate, temper
- to regulate, govern
- to consider
Conjugation
Conjugation of metegian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | metegian | metegienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | metegiġe | metegode |
| second person singular | metegast | metegodest |
| third person singular | metegaþ | metegode |
| plural | metegiaþ | metegodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | metegiġe | metegode |
| plural | metegiġen | metegoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | metega | |
| plural | metegiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| metegiende | (ġe)metegod | |
Synonyms
- metian (much less common)
Derived terms
- ġemetegian
- ġemetegod
- metegung
Descendants
- Middle English: meteȝiæn