A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Meth], adj. mild, courteous, HD; methe, HD.

[ Meth], sb. moderation, mildness, S, S2, WA; meað, S; meþe, S2.—AS. mǽð, measure.

[ Methes-chele], sb. marten’s skin, S.—AS. mearð (Voc.).

[ Með-ful], adj. moderate, S.

[ Með-les], adj. immoderate; meþelez, S2.

[ Metrete], sb. measure, W.—Lat. metreta (Vulg.).

[ Metyng(e)], sb. dreaming, PP; metinge, S.—AS. mǽting (Grein).

[ Metynge], sb. measuring, measure; metinge, S2.

[ Meuen], v. to move, suggest, PP; meued, pp., S3; see [Mouen].

[ Mewe], sb. a coop for fowls, C, C2, Manip.; mue, SD.—OF. mue, a coop for fowls, the moulting of feathers (Cotg.). See below.