wiþmetennes
Old English
Alternative forms
- wiþmetenness, wiþmetenes, wiþmetenys, wiþmetenyss, wiðmetennys, wiðmetennyss ƿiþmetennes
Etymology
From wiþmeten + -nes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wiθ.ˈme.ten.nes/, [wiθ.ˈme.ten.nes]
Noun
wiþmetennes f
- comparison
- c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
- Sum þāra dǣla hātte analogiā on Crēcisċ, þæt is on Lǣden similium rērum comparātiō and on Englisċ "ġelīcra þinga wiðmetennes."
- One part [of the study of grammar] is called analogy in Greek, that is in Latin similium rerum comparatio and in English "comparison of similar things."
- Sum þāra dǣla hātte analogiā on Crēcisċ, þæt is on Lǣden similium rērum comparātiō and on Englisċ "ġelīcra þinga wiðmetennes."
- c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
Declension
Declension of wiþmetennes (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | wiþmetennes | wiþmetennessa, wiþmetennesse |
| accusative | wiþmetennesse | wiþmetennessa, wiþmetennesse |
| genitive | wiþmetennesse | wiþmetennessa |
| dative | wiþmetennesse | wiþmetennessum |