mæþ
Old English
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *māþi, from Proto-Germanic *mēþiz.
Noun
mǣþ f
Declension
Declension of mæþ (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mǣþ | mǣþa, mǣþe |
| accusative | mǣþe | mǣþa, mǣþe |
| genitive | mǣþe | mǣþa |
| dative | mǣþe | mǣþum |
Derived terms
- mǣþian (“to regard, respect”)
- mǣþlēas (“without moderation, greedy”)
- mǣþlīċ (“moderate”)
- mǣþlīċe (“courteously”)
- unmǣþ f (“transgression, wrongdoing”)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *mēþą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁-. Equivalent to māwan + -þ.
Declension
Declension of mæþ (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mǣþ | mǣþ |
| accusative | mǣþ | mǣþ |
| genitive | mǣþes | mǣþa |
| dative | mǣþe | mǣþum |
Derived terms
- mǣþere m (“mower”)
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “mǣþ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “mǣþ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Old Swedish
Alternative forms
Descendants
- Swedish: med
Further reading
- mäþ/ in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket
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