"mjǫt" meaning in Old Norse

See mjǫt in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmj̃ɒ̃t/ (note: 12th century Icelandic)
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *metą (“measure”). Cognate with Old English met, Old Saxon met, Old High German mez. Etymology templates: {{root|non|ine-pro|*med-}}, {{inh|non|gem-pro|*metą||measure}} Proto-Germanic *metą (“measure”), {{cog|ang|met}} Old English met, {{cog|osx|met}} Old Saxon met, {{cog|goh|mez}} Old High German mez Head templates: {{head|non|nouns|g=n-p|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} mjǫt n pl, {{non-noun|n-p}} mjǫt n pl Inflection templates: {{non-decl-n-a|mjǫt|mjǫt|form=plur}}, {{non-decl-blank-plur|apd=mjǫtin|api=mjǫt|asd=mjǫtit|asi=mjǫt|dpd=mjǫtunum|dpi=mjǫtum|dsd=mjǫtinu|dsi=mjǫti|g=neuter|gpd=mjǫtanna|gpi=mjǫta|gsd=mjǫtsins|gsi=mjǫts|notes=|npd=mjǫtin|npi=mjǫt|nsd=mjǫtit|nsi=mjǫt|stem=strong a-stem|title=mjǫt}}, {{non-decl-cell|mjǫt|npi}}, {{non-decl-cell|mjǫtin|npd}}, {{non-decl-cell|mjǫt|api}}, {{non-decl-cell|mjǫtin|apd}}, {{non-decl-cell|mjǫtum|dpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|mjǫtunum|dpd}}, {{non-decl-cell|mjǫta|gpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|mjǫtanna|gpd}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], mjǫt [indefinite, nominative, plural], mjǫtin [definite, nominative, plural], mjǫt [accusative, indefinite, plural], mjǫtin [accusative, definite, plural], mjǫtum [dative, indefinite, plural], mjǫtunum [dative, definite, plural], mjǫta [genitive, indefinite, plural], mjǫtanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (poetic, plural only) the right measure Tags: neuter, plural, plural-only, poetic Related terms: mjǫtuðr
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