mæþ
Old English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *māþi, from Proto-Germanic *mēþiz.
Noun
editmǣþ f
- measure, degree, proportion
- measure or extent of power; ability, capacity, efficacy
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Basilius, Bishop"
- Bide nu æt gode þæt ic grecisc cunne. Þa cwæþ se biscop him to, þu bæde ofer mine mæðe ac uton swa þeah biddan þas bena æt gode.
- Pray now to God that I may know Greek. Pray now to God that I may know Greek. Then said the Bishop to him, 'Thou hast asked beyond my power, but let us, nevertheless, ask this boon of God.'
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Basilius, Bishop"
- degree, rank, status, condition
- due measure, right
- due measure in regard to others; honour, respect
Declension
editStrong ō-stem:
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | mǣþ | mǣþa, mǣþe |
accusative | mǣþe | mǣþa, mǣþe |
genitive | mǣþe | mǣþa |
dative | mǣþe | mǣþum |
Derived terms
edit- mǣþian (“to regard, respect”)
- mǣþlēas (“without moderation, greedy”)
- mǣþlīċ (“moderate”)
- mǣþlīċe (“courteously”)
- unmǣþ f (“transgression, wrongdoing”)
Etymology 2
editFrom Proto-Germanic *mēþą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁-. Equivalent to māwan + -þ.
Noun
editmǣþ n
Declension
editStrong a-stem:
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | mǣþ | mǣþ |
accusative | mǣþ | mǣþ |
genitive | mǣþes | mǣþa |
dative | mǣþe | mǣþum |
Derived terms
edit- mǣþere m (“mower”)
Descendants
editReferences
edit- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “mǣþ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “mǣþ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Old Swedish
editAlternative forms
edit- mz (abbreviation)
- mædh, maedh, maþ, mäd, mädhär, mät, mäder, mäþer, mädir, mädher, meþ, meþ, med, meder, medh, medher, meth, met
Adverb
editmæþ
Preposition
editmæþ
Descendants
edit- Swedish: med
Further reading
edit- mäþ/ in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket
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