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mæta

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See also: Maeta and mäta

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse mǿta, from Proto-Germanic *mōtijaną. Compare Norwegian møte, Danish møde, Swedish möta.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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mæta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative mætti, supine mætt)

  1. to meet, to encounter [with dative]
    Ég mætti vini mínum á safninu.
    I met my friend at the museum.
  2. to confront, to face [with dative]
    Við mætum óvininum við dögun!
    We face our enemy at dawn!
  3. (intransitive) to turn up, to show up, to come, to appear
    Ég mætti ekki í afmælið þitt af því að ég var veikur.
    I didn't come to your birthday because I was sick.
    Hve margir mættu?
    How many showed up?
    Fundarstjórinn mætti ekki í veisluna.
    The chairman didn't turn up at the party.

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Old Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse meta, from Proto-Germanic *metaną.

Verb

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mæta

  1. to measure
  2. to estimate

Conjugation

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Conjugation of mæta (strong)
present past
infinitive mæta
participle mætandi, mætande mætin
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk mæter mæti, mæte mat māti, māte
þū mæter mæti, mæte mæt *mast māti, māte
han mæter mæti, mæte mat māti, māte
vīr mætum, mætom mætum, mætom mætum, mætom mātum, mātom mātum, mātom
īr mætin mætin mætin mātin mātin
þēr mæta mætin mātu, māto mātin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk mæts mætis, mætes mats mātis, mātes
þū mæts mætis, mætes *masts mātis, mātes
han mæts mætis, mætes mats mātis, mātes
vīr mætums, -oms mætums, mætoms mātums, mātoms mātums, mātoms
īr mætins mætins mātins mātins
þēr mætas mætins mātus, mātos mātins

Descendants

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  • Swedish: mäta