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,m. 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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