Mæti

Old Norwegian Dictionary - mæti

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "mæti" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

mæti: mæti, n. pl. 1) Værd som tillægges, Prissom sættes paa Ting eller Person, =mætur; lát oss sjá naut þat, er þúhefir svá mikil mæti á Flat. I, 26134jvf hefi ek því mætur á uxa þessumFlat. I, 2622; Gunnhildr lagði mikilmæti á Olaf Laxd. 21 (4624); var sagtÞorgrími, at í burtu væri uxar hans- þeir, sem hann hafði mest mæti áVígl. 6132; attu kjósir þat af várri eign,at meiri mæti sé at, en gull eðr góðklæði Mag.* 2118. 2) værdifulde Ting; mörg veit ek mæti mér gengin frá,er ek kalki sé yr knjám hrundit Hým.32; mun ek, at vér meiri mæti áttum,er vér heil hjú heima várum Völ. 14;mani mun ek þik hugga, mætum ágæt-um, silfri snæhvítu Am. 66 (70); þartil er konungr miðlaði henni þau mæti,er henni lysti Mag.* 2629.

Part of speech: n pl

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛅᛏᛁ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

pl.: Pluralis.

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