mætr

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Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *mētiz (estimable). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *med- (to measure).

Adjective[edit]

mætr

  1. costly, excellent, worthy

Declension[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: mætur
  • Faroese: mætur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mæt
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mæt

References[edit]

  • mætr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.