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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

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Descendants

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  • Swedish: mäta