Mæti

Old Norse Dictionary - mæti

Meaning of Old Norse word "mæti" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

mæti Old Norse word can mean:

mæti: n. [meta], good things, wealth; mörg mæti, many good things, Hým. 32; man ek at vér meiri mæti áttum, Vkv. 13; mætum ágætum, Am. 66; nökkut mæta (gen. pl.), Fsm. 29; veglig mæti, Lex. Poët.; veraldar mæti, NikuLd., Skáld H. 2. 38; hans mæti kná ek hljóta, Edda (in a verse).

mæti: 2. in prose; the phrase, hafa mæti á e-u (mod. mætur), to have a fancy for, to value highly; ok hefir Úlfr enn meiri mæti á Sigmundi þaðan frá en áðr, Fær. 52; brandkrossarnir, þeir sem hann hafði mest mæti á, Vígl. 61 new Ed.; Gunnhildr lagði mikil mæti á Ólaf, Ld. 72.

mæti: COMPDS: mætagripr, mætismaðr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

gen.: genitive.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

v.: vide.

gl.: glossary.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fsm.: Fjölsvinns-mál. (A. II.)

Hým.: Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Skáld H.: Skáld Helga-rímur. (A. III.)

Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)

Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Vígl.: Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)

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