† evenmeteadj.¹

Forms: early Old English efnmeten, Old English efenmete (transmission error), Old English efenmeten, Old English efyngemetyn (rare), Old English efynmetyn (rare), Middle English euenmete.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: English efenmeten.

Etymology: < Old English efenmeten, past participle of efenmetan (as finite verb found only in a single attestation, probably in sense ‘to assemble together’) < even adv. + mete v.¹ Compare Old High German ebanmezzōn to equate (with), to make equal in worth or rank to (with dative).In the Old English form efyngemetyn with prefixed base (compare y- prefix); compare also Old English efenameten (adjective) comparable (see variant reading in quot. eOE², and compare a- prefix¹).

Obsolete.

Comparable.In Old English with dative of the thing compared; in later use with till.

ΚΠ

eOE (Mercian) Vespasian Psalter (1965) lx. 20 Homo..non intellexit, comparatus est iumentis insipientibus : monn ða ðe he in are wes ne onget he efenmeten [lOE Canterbury Psalter gemetfest uel efenmeten] wes neatum unwisum.

eOE Junius Psalter xlviii. 13 Homo..non intellexit, comparatus est iumentis insipientibus : mon..ne onget he efnmeten [eOE Vespasian Psalter efenameten] he is neatum unwisum.

a1400 Psalter (Vesp.) xlviii. 12 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 180 Til vnwise meres euenmete es he [L. comparatus est], And made to þaim like for to be.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

† evenmeteadj.²n.

Forms: early Middle English efennmete ( Ormulum), Middle English euynemete.

Origin: Probably inherited from Germanic.

Etymology: Probably the reflex of an unattested Old English *efenmǣte , cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Low German evenmāte moderate, Old High German ebanmāzi equal, of the same standing (Middle High German ebenmāze ) < the Germanic base of even adv. + the Germanic base of meet adj.

Obsolete.

Of the same measure or standing as (with with), coequal. Also as n.: (with possessive) a person's equal.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > [adjective] > co-equal or of the same measure or standing

eveneOE

evenmetec1175

egallc1374

coequala1475

equal1526

fellowlike1526

democratic1811

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 10717 Þatt tu beo meoc to laȝhenn þe. Vnnderr þin efenn mete.

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 15721 Crist iss godess sune..& wiþþ hiss faderr efenn heh. & efenn mete i mahhte.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	evenmete
释义	† evenmeteadj.¹ Forms: early Old English efnmeten, Old English efenmete (transmission error), Old English efenmeten, Old English efyngemetyn (rare), Old English efynmetyn (rare), Middle English euenmete. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: English efenmeten. Etymology: < Old English efenmeten, past participle of efenmetan (as finite verb found only in a single attestation, probably in sense ‘to assemble together’) < even adv. + mete v.¹ Compare Old High German ebanmezzōn to equate (with), to make equal in worth or rank to (with dative).In the Old English form efyngemetyn with prefixed base (compare y- prefix); compare also Old English efenameten (adjective) comparable (see variant reading in quot. eOE², and compare a- prefix¹). Obsolete. Comparable.In Old English with dative of the thing compared; in later use with till. ΚΠ eOE (Mercian) Vespasian Psalter (1965) lx. 20 Homo..non intellexit, comparatus est iumentis insipientibus : monn ða ðe he in are wes ne onget he efenmeten [lOE Canterbury Psalter gemetfest uel efenmeten] wes neatum unwisum. eOE Junius Psalter xlviii. 13 Homo..non intellexit, comparatus est iumentis insipientibus : mon..ne onget he efnmeten [eOE Vespasian Psalter efenameten] he is neatum unwisum. a1400 Psalter (Vesp.) xlviii. 12 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 180 Til vnwise meres euenmete es he [L. comparatus est], And made to þaim like for to be. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † evenmeteadj.²n. Forms: early Middle English efennmete ( Ormulum), Middle English euynemete. Origin: Probably inherited from Germanic. Etymology: Probably the reflex of an unattested Old English efenmǣte , cognate with or formed similarly to Middle Low German evenmāte* moderate, Old High German ebanmāzi equal, of the same standing (Middle High German ebenmāze ) < the Germanic base of even adv. + the Germanic base of meet adj. Obsolete. Of the same measure or standing as (with with), coequal. Also as n.: (with possessive) a person's equal. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > [adjective] > co-equal or of the same measure or standing eveneOE evenmetec1175 egallc1374 coequala1475 equal1526 fellowlike1526 democratic1811 c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 10717 Þatt tu beo meoc to laȝhenn þe. Vnnderr þin efenn mete. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 15721 Crist iss godess sune..& wiþþ hiss faderr efenn heh. & efenn mete i mahhte. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.¹eOEadj.²n.c1175
随便看	be at an ebb be at an end be at an idle end be at bay be at blows be at charge or at charges be at cost be at cross-purposes be at crosspurposes be at deadly feud be at each other'one another's throats be at each other's throats be at end be at etc reputation be at expense be at fall be at feud be at great reputation be at hack be at half-sword be at halfsword be at handgrips be at host be at loggerheads be at market

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