eldertongue

Old English · adjective

mæte

Normalised mǣte

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈmæː.te/
Syllables
ˈmæː · te (2 syllables)
Modern English
poorlyextremesbadlymoderatemeaninferiorlower

mæte1 · adjective

Senses

  1. moderate, mean (between two extremes)

  2. small, poor; bad

  3. inferior

  4. belonging to the middle or lower class, common

Declension

Strong declension of mæte
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative mǣtemǣtumǣtomǣte
Accusative mǣtnemǣtemǣte
Genitive mǣtesmǣtremǣtes
Dative mǣtummǣtremǣtum
Instrumental mǣtemǣtremǣte
Plural
Nominative mǣtemǣtamǣtemǣtumǣto
Accusative mǣtemǣtamǣtemǣtumǣto
Genitive mǣtramǣtramǣtra
Dative mǣtummǣtummǣtum
Instrumental mǣtummǣtummǣtum
Weak declension of mæte
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative mǣtamǣtemǣte
Accusative mǣtanmǣtanmǣte
Genitive mǣtanmǣtanmǣtan
Dative mǣtanmǣtanmǣtan
Instrumental mǣtanmǣtanmǣtan
Plural
Nominative mǣtanmǣtanmǣtan
Accusative mǣtanmǣtanmǣtan
Genitive mǣtramǣtenamǣtramǣtenamǣtramǣtena
Dative mǣtummǣtummǣtum
Instrumental mǣtummǣtummǣtum

mæte2 · adverb

Senses

  1. poorly, badly

All forms (11)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mātī.

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