mess- = mæss-
[ mēsta] (KGl) = mǣsta superl. of [micel].
[ ±met] (usu. +) measure (vessel or amount), Æ: act of measuring, appointed share, quantity, Mt: space, distance, LL: boundary, limit, Bo, Met: manner, degree, way: ability, capacity: rule, law: mood (gram.): metre: moderation, MtR. ealle +mete in all respects. on +m. in vain, RPs 8848. nānum +m. by no means, on no account. [‘met,’ ‘i-met’]
[ +met] suitable, fit, proper, apt, meet. adv. -mēte.
+mēt = [+mōt]
-mēt v. [wēa-m.]
metærn = [meteærn]
[ ±metan5] to measure, ‘mete’ out, mark off, Æ, Ex, Mt, VPs: compare, Bo; CP: es imate, Bl: m. wið pass over, traverse, B.
[ ±mētan] I. to ‘meet,’ find, find out, fall in with, encounter, Bo, Bl; Æ, AO, CP. [[gemōt]]