Contionary:meten

Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk meten, from Old Skundavisk metan, from Halmisk ᛗᛖᛏᚨᚾ (metan), from Proto-Germanic *metaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /metɘn/

Verb

meten (class 5 strong, third-person singular simple present mitt, past tense mat, past participle gemeten, past subjunctive mæte, auxiliary haven)

1. to measure

   Si haven ðe længþe ðes walls gemeten.

   They have measured the length of the wall.

Inflection

infinitive		meten
present participle		metend
past participle		gemeten
auxiliary		haven
	indicative		subjunctive
present	ik mete	wi meten	ik mete	wi meten
	ðou mitst	ji metet	ðou mitst	ji metet
	hi, si, hit mitt	si, Si meten	hi, si, hit mete	si, Si meten
preterit	ik mat	wi maten	ik mæte	wi mæten
	ðou matst	ji matet	ðou mætest	ji mætet
	hi, si, hit mat	si, Si maten	hi, si, hit mæte	si, Si mæten
imperative	met	metet (ji)

Derived terms

• meter

Related terms

• måte