wiþmetan

Etymology
From.

Verb

 * 1) to compare (+dative to something)
 * 2) * late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Deuteronomy 3:24
 * "ang"

- Nis nān ōðer god ne on heofone ne on eorðan þe mæġe bēon wiþmeten þīnre strengðe.


 * 1) * c. 992, Ælfric, "The Decollation of St. John the Baptist"
 * "ang"

- Nān wilde dēor nis tō wiþmetenne yfelum wīfe.


 * 1) * c. 992, Ælfric, "The Fifth Sunday in Lent"
 * "ang"

- Dryhten nis nā ōðrum mannum tō wiþmetenne.

Usage notes

 * Wiþmetan is the word for “to compare” in Late West Saxon (c. 950 onwards). In the Early West Saxon of King Alfred (late 9th century), the word used is.