meþe

Middle English

Noun

meþe

1. alternative form of mede (“mead (beverage)”)

Old English

Alternative forms

• mēðe, mœ̄þe, mœ̄ðe

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mōþī, from Proto-Germanic *mōþijaz, *mōþuz. Cognate with Old Norse móðr (“tired; moody”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeː.θe/, [ˈmeː.ðe]
• Rhymes: -eː.θe

Adjective

mēþe

1. weary, exhausted, tired
2. troubled, sad
3. troublesome, causing weariness

Declension

Declension of mēþe — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	mēþe	mēþu, mēþo	mēþe
Accusative	mēþne	mēþe	mēþe
Genitive	mēþes	mēþre	mēþes
Dative	mēþum	mēþre	mēþum
Instrumental	mēþe	mēþre	mēþe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	mēþe	mēþa, mēþe	mēþu, mēþo
Accusative	mēþe	mēþa, mēþe	mēþu, mēþo
Genitive	mēþra	mēþra	mēþra
Dative	mēþum	mēþum	mēþum
Instrumental	mēþum	mēþum	mēþum

Declension of mēþe — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	mēþa	mēþe	mēþe
Accusative	mēþan	mēþan	mēþe
Genitive	mēþan	mēþan	mēþan
Dative	mēþan	mēþan	mēþan
Instrumental	mēþan	mēþan	mēþan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	mēþan	mēþan	mēþan
Accusative	mēþan	mēþan	mēþan
Genitive	mēþra, mēþena	mēþra, mēþena	mēþra, mēþena
Dative	mēþum	mēþum	mēþum
Instrumental	mēþum	mēþum	mēþum

Synonyms

• sæd

Derived terms

• mēþiġ
• mēþnes