meten
See also: Mete'n
Catalan
editPronunciation
editVerb
editmeten
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Dutch mēten, from Old Dutch metan, from Proto-West Germanic *metan, from Proto-Germanic *metaną.
Verb
editmeten
- (transitive) to measure
- (reflexive) to measure up [with met ‘to’]
Inflection
editConjugation of meten (strong class 5) | ||||
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infinitive | meten | |||
past singular | mat | |||
past participle | gemeten | |||
infinitive | meten | |||
gerund | meten n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | meet | mat | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | meet | mat | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | meet | mat | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | meet | mat | ||
3rd person singular | meet | mat | ||
plural | meten | maten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | mete | mate | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | meten | maten | ||
imperative sing. | meet | |||
imperative plur.1 | meet | |||
participles | metend | gemeten | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
editmeten
Anagrams
editGalician
editVerb
editmeten
Middle Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Old Dutch metan, from Proto-West Germanic *metan.
Verb
editmēten
- to measure
- to determine
- to investigate
Inflection
editThis verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- “meten (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “meten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old English mētan (“to meet, encounter”).
Verb
editmēten
- to meet, come together
Descendants
edit- English: meet
Etymology 2
editFrom Old English mētan, mǣtan (“to paint, design”), from Proto-West Germanic *maitijaną (“to cut”), from Proto-Germanic *maitaną.
Verb
editmēten
- to paint
- to sculpt; design
- to dream
- c. 1368, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Book of the Duchess, as recorded c. 1440–1450 in Bodleian Library MS. Fairfax 16, folio 131r:
- Sende me grace to slepe and mete / In my slepe some certeyn sweven / Wher thorgh that I may knowe even / Whethir my lorde be quyke or ded
- Send me grace to sleep and dream / Some trustworthy dream in my sleep / Through which I might know exactly / Whether my lord is alive or dead.
- c. 1368, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Book of the Duchess, as recorded c. 1440–1450 in Bodleian Library MS. Fairfax 16, folio 131r:
Etymology 3
editFrom Old English metan.
Verb
editmeten
Etymology 4
editFrom mete (“food”) + -en (plural suffix).
Noun
editmeten
Etymology 5
editFrom mete (“food”) + -en (infinitival suffix).
Verb
editmeten
Old English
editVerb
editmeten
- past participle of metan
Serbo-Croatian
editParticiple
editmeten (Cyrillic spelling метен)
Spanish
editVerb
editmeten
Anagrams
editSwedish
editNoun
editmeten
- indefinite plural of mete
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- Rhymes:Dutch/eːtən
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- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
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