mæte
Middle English
editNoun
editmæte
- Alternative form of mete (“food”)
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *mātī.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editmǣte
- moderate, mean (between two extremes)
- small, poor; bad
- (in the comparative) inferior
- (of persons) belonging to the middle or lower class, common
Declension
editDeclension of mǣte — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | mǣte | mǣtu, mǣto | mǣte |
Accusative | mǣtne | mǣte | mǣte |
Genitive | mǣtes | mǣtre | mǣtes |
Dative | mǣtum | mǣtre | mǣtum |
Instrumental | mǣte | mǣtre | mǣte |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | mǣte | mǣta, mǣte | mǣtu, mǣto |
Accusative | mǣte | mǣta, mǣte | mǣtu, mǣto |
Genitive | mǣtra | mǣtra | mǣtra |
Dative | mǣtum | mǣtum | mǣtum |
Instrumental | mǣtum | mǣtum | mǣtum |
Declension of mǣte — Weak
Derived terms
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editDescendants
editAdverb
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