mett

See also: Mett, Mëtt, and mett'

English

Alternative forms

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.

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. imperative of mette

References

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
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