meþe

Middle English

Noun

meþe

  1. Alternative form of mede (“mead (beverage)”)

Old English

Alternative forms
  • mēðe, mœ̄þe, mœ̄ðe

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mōþī, from Proto-Germanic *mōþijaz, *mōþuz. Cognate with Old Norse móðr (“tired; moody”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmeː.θe/, [ˈmeː.ðe]

Adjective

mēþe

  1. weary, exhausted, tired
  2. troubled, sad
  3. troublesome, causing weariness

Declension
Declension of mēþe — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative mēþe mēþu, mēþo mēþe
Accusative mēþne mēþe mēþe
Genitive mēþes mēþre mēþes
Dative mēþum mēþre mēþum
Instrumental mēþe mēþre mēþe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative mēþe mēþa, mēþe mēþu, mēþo
Accusative mēþe mēþa, mēþe mēþu, mēþo
Genitive mēþra mēþra mēþra
Dative mēþum mēþum mēþum
Instrumental mēþum mēþum mēþum
Declension of mēþe — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative mēþa mēþe mēþe
Accusative mēþan mēþan mēþe
Genitive mēþan mēþan mēþan
Dative mēþan mēþan mēþan
Instrumental mēþan mēþan mēþan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative mēþan mēþan mēþan
Accusative mēþan mēþan mēþan
Genitive mēþra, mēþena mēþra, mēþena mēþra, mēþena
Dative mēþum mēþum mēþum
Instrumental mēþum mēþum mēþum

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