gemetan
Old English
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *gamōtijaną (compare Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gamōtjan)), equivalent to ġe- + mētan.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈmeː.tɑn/
Verb
ġemētan
- to meet, encounter, come upon
- to find, discover
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of the Innocents"
- Farað ardlice, and befrīnað be ðam cilde, and þonne ġē hit ġemētað, cyðað me, þæt ic máge me to him gebiddan.
- Go instantly, and inquire concerning the child, and when ye find it, let me know, that I may worship him.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of the Innocents"
Conjugation
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Synonyms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈme.tɑn/
Conjugation
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