ametan

ametan

1. inflection of ameter:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

From ā- +‎ metan. Cognate with Old High German irmezzan, Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (usmitan).

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈme.tɑn/

āmetan

1. to measure

   Eratosthenēs ǣrest āmæt þǣre eorðan ymbgang.

   Eratosthenes was the first to measure the Earth's circumference.

2. to mete out
3. to measure out, plan

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• āmetendlīċ
• efenāmeten
• unāmeten

• Middle English: ameten