mett

See also: Mett, Mëtt, métt, and mett'

English

Alternative forms

• mitta

Noun

mett (plural metts)

1. (historical) An old English measure of volume, perhaps equal to two bushels.
   • 1866, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 1, p. 168:

     Once the mitta, or mett, a quantity of two bushels, is used for salt. The name still lingers in Lancashire.

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Estonian

Noun

mett

1. partitive singular of mesi

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Middle English

Noun

mett

1. Alternative form of mette

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse mettr.

Adjective

mett (neuter singular mett, definite singular and plural mette, comparative mettere, indefinite superlative mettest, definite superlative metteste)

1. satisfied, full, full up (having eaten enough food)

Etymology 2

Verb

mett

1. (deprecated template usage) imperative of mette

References

• “mett” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse mettr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛtː/

Adjective

mett (neuter singular mett, definite singular and plural mette, comparative mettare, indefinite superlative mettast, definite superlative mettaste)

1. satisfied, full, full up (having eaten enough food)

Verb

mett

1. imperative of metta

References

• “mett” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.