Met
Old Norse Dictionary - metMeaning of Old Norse word "met" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
met Old Norse word can mean:
- met
- 1. n. pl. the weights of scales; einir pundarar, ein met ok mælikeröld, Gþl. 522; vega í skálum með metum, 523; vórti teknar skálir ok met, Fms. vi. 183; skálir góðar, þar fylgðu tvau met, annat af gulli en annat af silfri, xi. 128; meta-skálir góðar með metum, Ám. 55: the phrase, koma sínum metum við, to use one’s own weights, one’s own wages; Ribbungar kómu þar aldri sínum metum við, could never have their own way there, Fms. ix. 367, v. l. (Fb. l. c. mætti, but wrongly); þar hefir hamhleypan Dís komið við metum sínum, Fas. ii. 395.
- met
- 2. metaph. esteem; vera í miklum metum, in high esteem; í litlum metum, in low esteem, meta-skálir, f. pl. scales, Ám. 55.
- met
- 2. n. sing. = mát, an estimate, D. n. ii. 31; lög-m., Mar. (pref. p. xxxv).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
- f.
- feminine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- pref.
- preface.
- sing.
- singular.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ám.
- Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
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