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mette

food

Variation of: mete 'food'

Component of compounds

flæsċmette 'flesh-food'

Paradigms

mete
N (masc)
MEAT, food
Source: Ringe 2014:236, https://bosworthtoller.com/22712
Attested in Aelfric's Colloquy 3, Aelfric's Colloquy 4
originates from: PGmc *matiz 'food' (matiz > mati > mæti > meti > mete) through pgmc-to-oe
(source: Ringe 2014:236)
Inflected forms
mettum 'food.dat.pl' (oe-dat-pl) in Aelfric's Colloquy 3
Paradigms