Mete \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. m["a]ta, 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[=a] to measure.
[root]99. Cf. Measure, Meet, a., Mode.]
To find the quantity, dimensions, or capacity of, by any rule
or standard; to measure.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Mete \Mete\, v. i. & t. [imp. Mette; p. p. Met.]
[AS.
m?tan.]
To dream; also impersonally; as, me mette, I dreamed. [Obs.]
``I mette of him all night.'' --Chaucer.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |