wiþmetan

• ƿiþmetan

From wiþ- (“against”) +‎ metan (“to measure”).

• IPA^(key): /wiθˈmetɑn/, [wiθˈmetɑn]

wiþmetan

1. to compare (+dative to something)
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Deuteronomy 3:24

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

     There is no other god either in heaven or on earth who could be compared with your strength.

   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Decollation of St. John the Baptist"

     Nān wilde dēor nis tō wiðmetenne yfelum wīfe.

     No wild beast is comparable to an evil woman.

   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Fifth Sunday in Lent"

     Dryhten nis nā ōðrum mannum tō wiðmetenne.

     The Lord is not comparable to other people.

• wiþermetan

• wiþmetendlīċ
• wiþmetennes