methera

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English[edit]

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Alternative forms[edit]

  • mether (Teesdale, Swaledale, Yorkshire Dales)

Etymology[edit]

From Brythonic numerals. Compare to Welsh mhedwerydd, nasal mutation of pedwerydd.

Numeral[edit]

methera

  1. (Cumbria) four in sheep counting of Northern England.

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References[edit]

  • Wright, Peter (1995) Cumbrian Chat, Dalesman Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 7
  • Deakin, Michael A.B. (2007), Leigh-Lancaster, David, editor, The Name of the Number[1], Australian Council for Educational Research, →ISBN, retrieved 2008-05-17, page 75
  • Varvogli, Aliki (2002) Annie Proulx's The Shipping News: A Reader's Guide[2], Continuum International Publishing Group, →ISBN, retrieved 2008-05-17, pages 24-25

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