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

Descendants
  • Middle English: mete, meete

Adverb

mǣte

  1. poorly, badly
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