Mether
//ˈmɛðɚ// noun, num
noun, num ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A communal drinking vessel used in Gaelic times for drinking mead. It had squared sides and one drank from a corner. Also, a trophy in this shape. Ireland, historical
"I raise to you, O Queen, this Loving Cup, this Mether, Filled with Mead Made from honey of the heather"
Numeral
- 1 Four in the old counting system of Northern England. dialectal
Example
More examples"I raise to you, O Queen, this Loving Cup, this Mether, Filled with Mead Made from honey of the heather"
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Cumbric numerals; compare Welsh mhedwar, the nasal mutation of pedwar (“four”).
Etymology 2
From Irish meadar, from Old Irish metar, from Latin metrum. Doublet of metre, meter, and metron.
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