mether
English
editPronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɛðɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɛðə/
Etymology 1
editFrom Celtic numerals.
Alternative forms
edit- methera (Weardale, Borrowdale)
Numeral
editmether
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Irish meadar, from Old Irish metar, from Latin metrum. Doublet of metre, meter, and metron.
Alternative forms
editNoun
editmether (plural methers)
- (historical, Ireland) A communal drinking vessel used in Gaelic times for drinking mead. It had squared sides and one drank from a corner. Also, a trophy in this shape.
- 1912 James Henry Cousins, "The Loving Cup" I (Etain the Beloved and Other Poems, p.84) (Maunsel & Co):
- I raise to you, O Queen, this Loving Cup, this Mether,
- Filled with Mead
- Made from honey of the heather
- 1912 "Our Lady Correspondent" "Fashions at Leopardstown" The Irish Times 27 August 1912, p.8:
- Lord Herbert and Mr. Luke White were to be seen on the roof pouring water down the chimney, while the Marchioness of Ormonde was seen carrying the Regimental Cup (the silver Irish mether to be competed for) from the scene of the fire.
- 1912 James Henry Cousins, "The Loving Cup" I (Etain the Beloved and Other Poems, p.84) (Maunsel & Co):
Translations
editdrinking vessel
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References
edit- P. W. Joyce A Social History of Ancient Ireland (Longmans, Green, and Co; 1903) Vol.2 Chap.XX p.75
- electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language (RIA) M col.117 lin.43
Cornish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Cornish maidor. Equivalent to meth + -er
Noun
editmether m (plural methoryon)
Welsh
editPronunciation
editVerb
editmether
Mutation
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