ormæte

Old English

adj

Definitions

huge, excessive, enormous, extravagant, limitless, boundless
intense

Etymology

Affix from Old English mǣte (moderate, average, mean).

Origin

Old English

mǣte

Gloss

moderate, average, mean

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*metaną Proto-Germanic
ametan Old English
bemetan Old English
efenmetan Old English
gemet Old English
gemæte Old English
metan Old English
mǣte Old English
unmæte Old English
wiþmetan Old English
meten Middle English