meting
present participle of mete
meting (plural metings)
The act of one who metes; a distribution or handing out.
Source: Wiktionary
Mete, n.
Definition: Meat. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Mete, v. t. & i.
Definition: To meet. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Mete, v. i. & t. [imp. Mette; p. p. Met.] Etym: [AS. m.]
Definition: To dream; also impersonally; as, me mette, I dreamed. [Obs.] "I mette of him all night." Chaucer.
Mete, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Meted; p. pr. & vb. n. Meting.] Etym: [AS. metan; akin to D. meten, G. messen, OHG. mezzan, Icel. meta, Sw. mƤta, Goth. mitan, L. modus measure, moderation, modius a corn measure, Gr. measure, L. metiri to measure; cf. Skr. ma to measure. sq. root99. Cf. Measure, Meet, a., Mode.]
Definition: To find the quantity, dimensions, or capacity of, by any rule or standard; to measure.
Mete, v. i.
Definition: To measure. [Obs.] Mark iv. 24.
Mete, n. Etym: [AS. met. See Mete to measure.]
Definition: Measure; limit; boundary; -- used chiefly in the plural, and in the phrase metes and bounds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be ādancingā after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. Thatās how the first coffee drink was born.
