mætr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mētiz (estimable). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *med- (to measure).

Adjective

mætr

  1. costly, excellent, worthy

Declension

Descendants

References

  • mætr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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