mæte

Middle English

Noun

mæte

1. Alternative form of mete (“food”)

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mātī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæː.te/

Adjective

mǣte

1. moderate, mean (between two extremes)
2. small, poor; bad
3. (in the comparative) inferior
4. (of persons) belonging to the middle or lower class, common

Declension

Declension 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

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	mǣta	mǣte	mǣte
Accusative	mǣtan	mǣtan	mǣte
Genitive	mǣtan	mǣtan	mǣtan
Dative	mǣtan	mǣtan	mǣtan
Instrumental	mǣtan	mǣtan	mǣtan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	mǣtan	mǣtan	mǣtan
Accusative	mǣtan	mǣtan	mǣtan
Genitive	mǣtra, mǣtena	mǣtra, mǣtena	mǣtra, mǣtena
Dative	mǣtum	mǣtum	mǣtum
Instrumental	mǣtum	mǣtum	mǣtum

Derived terms

• unmǣte

Related terms

• ġemet
• ġemǣte
• metan

Descendants

• Middle English: mete, meete

Adverb

mǣte

1. poorly, badly