† beˈmete,v.Obs. [OE.bemetan, f. be- prefix 2 + metan to mete; but in Shakes.prob. an independent re-formation.] trans. To measure. c893K. ælfred Oros. iii. ix. §7 Hie..hie selfe siþþan wið Alexander to nohte ne bemætan.1596Shakes.Tam. Shr. iv. iii. 113, I shall so be-mete thee with thy yard.