metenとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

From 古期英語 mētan (“to meet, encounter”).

動詞

mēten

1. to meet, come together

派生した語

• English: meet

語源 2

From 古期英語 mētan, mǣtan (“to paint, design”), from Proto-West Germanic *maitijaną (“to cut”), from Proto-Germanic *maitaną.

動詞

mēten

1. to paint
2. to sculpt; design
3. to dream
   • c. 1368, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Book of the Duchess, as recorded c. 1440–1450 in Bodleian Library MS. Fairfax 16, folio 131r:

     Sende me grace to slepe and mete / In my slepe some certeyn sweven / Wher thorgh that I may knowe even / Whethir my lorde be quyke or ded

     Send me grace to sleep and dream / Some trustworthy dream in my sleep / Through which I might know exactly / Whether my lord is alive or dead.

語源 3

From 古期英語 metan.

動詞

meten

1. To measure, mete

語源 4

From mete (“food”) +‎ -en (plural suffix).

名詞

meten

1. plural of mete (“food”)

語源 5

From mete (“food”) +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

動詞

meten

1. To feed
2. (reflexive) To pasture; eat