mæþ

Old English

Etymology 1

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Noun

mǣþ f

  1. measure, degree, proportion
  2. measure or extent of power; ability, capacity, efficacy
  3. degree, rank, status, condition
  4. due measure, right
  5. due measure in regard to others; honour, respect

Declension
Declension of mæþ (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative mǣþ mǣþa, mǣþe
accusative mǣþe mǣþa, mǣþe
genitive mǣþe mǣþa
dative mǣþe mǣþum

Derived terms
  • mǣþian (“to regard, respect”)
  • mǣþlēas (“without moderation, greedy”)
  • mǣþlīċ (“moderate”)
  • mǣþlīċe (“courteously”)
  • unmǣþ f (“transgression, wrongdoing”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *mēþą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂meh₁-. Equivalent to māwan +‎ -þ.

Noun

mǣþ n

  1. mowing, hay harvest

Declension
Declension of mæþ (strong-a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative mǣþ mǣþ
accusative mǣþ mǣþ
genitive mǣþes mǣþa
dative mǣþe mǣþum

Derived terms
  • mǣþere m (“mower”)

Descendants
  • Middle English: math

References
  • mǣþ in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
  • mǣþ in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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