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(), n.Meat. [Obs.] Chaucer. Mete v. t. & i.To meet. [Obs.] Chaucer. Mete v. i. & t.[imp.Mette (); p. p.Met.] [AS. mtan.] To dream; also impersonally; as, me mette, I dreamed. [Obs.] "I mette of him all night." Chaucer. Mete (), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Meted; p. pr. & vb. n.Meting.] [AS. metan; akin to D. meten, G. messen, OHG. mezzan, Icel. meta, Sw. mta, Goth. mitan, L. modus measure, moderation, modius a corn measure, Gr. to rule, a corn measure, and ultimately from the same root as E. measure, L. metiri to measure; cf. Skr. m to measure. 99. Cf. Measure, Meet, a., Mode.] To find the quantity, dimensions, or capacity of, by any rule or standard; to measure. Mete (), v. i.To measure. [Obs.] Mark iv. 24. Mete n.[AS. met. See Mete to measure.] Measure; limit; boundary; -- used chiefly in the plural, and in the phrase metes and bounds. スポンサード リンク
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