gemetan

From Proto-Germanic *gamōtijaną (compare Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gamōtjan)), equivalent to ġe- +‎ mētan.

• ġemœ̄tan — Anglian

• IPA^(key): /jeˈmeː.tɑn/

ġemētan (West Saxon)

1. to meet, encounter, come upon
   • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

     ⁊ þǣre ilcan dæġe rād Æþelmund ealdormann of Hwiċċum ofer æt Cynemǣresford. Ðā ġemette hine Wīhstān ealdormann mid Wilsǣtum, ⁊ þǣr wæs myċel ġefeoht, ⁊ þǣr bēġen ofsleġene wurdan þā ealdormenn, ⁊ Wilsǣte naman siġe.

     And on that same day Alderman Aethelmund rode from Hwicce to Kempsford. There he encountered Alderman Wihstan, who was with men of Wiltshire. And there was a great battle, and both aldermen were slain, and the men of Wiltshire won a victory.

2. 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.

• mētan

From ġe- +‎ metan. Cognate with Old High German gimezzan, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (gamitan).

• IPA^(key): /jeˈme.tɑn/

ġemetan

1. to mete, measure, determine the size or quantity
2. to measure back or again