wiþmetennes

Old English

Alternative forms

• wiþmetenness, wiþmetenes, wiþmetenys, wiþmetenyss
• wiðmetennys, wiðmetennyss — edh spelling

Etymology

From wiþmeten +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wiθˈme.ten.nes/, [wiðˈme.ten.nes]

Noun

wiþmetennes f

1. 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 wiþmetennes."

     One part [of the study of grammar] is called analogia in Greek, that is in Latin similium rerum comparatio and in English "comparison of similar things."

Declension

Declension of wiþmetennes (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wiþmetennes	wiþmetennessa, wiþmetennesse
accusative	wiþmetennesse	wiþmetennessa, wiþmetennesse
genitive	wiþmetennesse	wiþmetennessa
dative	wiþmetennesse	wiþmetennessum