Mæti

Old Icelandic Dictionary - mæti

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "mæti" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

mæti Old Icelandic word can mean:

mæti
n. pl.
mæti
1) good things (mörg veit ek m. mér gengin frá);
mæti
2) hafa m. á e-u, to have a fancy for, value highly (lát oss sjá naut þau, er þú hefir svá mikil m. á); leggja m. á e-n, to take a fancy for.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᛏᛁ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
m.
masculine.
e-u
einhverju.

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