Met

Old Norse Dictionary - met

Meaning 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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