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Old English
Etymology
From an earlier sense meaning "to paint, sculpt, design," from Proto-West Germanic *maitijan (“to cut”), from Proto-Germanic *maitaną. Doublet of mētan (“to paint, sculpt, design”).
Pronunciation
Verb
mǣtan
- (impersonal) to dream (+dative or accusative of person)
Þonne hē slǣpþ, þonne mǣt hine be þē ānre.- When he sleeps, he only dreams about you.
Usage notes
Following verbs were subjunctive: Mē mǣtte þæt iċ wǣre ġīet on mīnum ealdan hūse ("I dreamed that I was still in my old house").
Conjugation
| infinitive
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mǣtan
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mǣtenne
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| indicative mood
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present tense
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past tense
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| first person singular
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| second person singular
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| third person singular
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mǣteþ, mǣtt, mǣt
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mǣtte
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| plural
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—
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—
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| subjunctive
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present tense
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past tense
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| singular
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mǣte
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mǣtte
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| plural
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—
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—
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| imperative
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| singular
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| plural
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—
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| participle
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present
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past
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mǣtende
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(ġe)mǣted
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