Mester, sb. need, want; mister, S2, B, HD, Cath.; myster, C, B; mysteir, S2; mystur, HD; mystir, B; mystere, HD, H. The same word as above, see NQ (6. 4. 161).

Mestling, sb. a kind of mixed metal, Cath. (p. 230, n. 3); masalyne, Cath.—­AS. mA|stling (mA|stlinc, ‘auricalcos,’ Voc.).  Cf. Maselin.

Mestling, sb. mixed corn, Cath. (p. 230, n. 3); mastlyn, HD; masslin, Cotg. (s.v. metail); maslin, HD; meslin, Prompt, (p. 335 n) Cotg. (s.v. tramois]; messling, Cotg.  Cf. Mastil3*on.

Mesurable, adj. moderate, C, C2, C3, P; mesurabul, S2.

Mesure, sb. measure, moderation, S2, C2, PP; mesur, S2, B; meosure, S.—­AF. mesure; Lat. mensura.

Met, sb. measure, moderation, S; mete, dat., S; meete, S2.—­AS. (ge)met.  Cf. Meten.

Mete, adj. meet, fitting, close-fitting, S2, S3, Prompt.—­AS. mA|*te, tight-fitting; cp. (ge)met, meet, fit, see SkD.

Mete, sb. food, a meal, feast, S, S2, C, W2, PP; meten, pl., S; meetis, W2. Comb.:  mete-graces, graces at meat, S; mete-niA deg.inges, meat-niggards, S.—­AS. mete (OET):  Goth, mats, from matjan, to eat; see Sievers, 263.

Metels, sb. dream, vision, PP; meteles, PP.  See below.

Meten, v. to dream, CM, PP, S; meeten, S2, PP; mette, pt. s., C2, P; met, pp., C.—­AS. mA|*tan.

Meten, v. to paint, design, SD; metedd, pp., S.

Meten, v. to meet, PP; mette, pt. s., S.—­AS. mA(C)tan:  OS. mA cubedtian.  From AS. mA cubedt.  See Moot.

Meten, v. to mete, measure, S2; meete, W2; mete, P; met, S2; meten, pr. pl., W; mat, pt. s., W.—­AS. (ge) metan; cp.  Goth, mitan, see Sievers, 19.

Mete-wand, sb. a measuring stick, WW.

Mete-yarde, sb. measuring-rod, S3, WW.

Meth, adj. mild, courteous, HD; methe, HD.

Meth, sb. moderation, mildness, S, S2, WA; meaA deg., S; meA3/4e, S2.—­AS. mA|*A deg., measure.

Methes-chele, sb. marten’s skin, S.—­S. mearA deg. (Voc.).

MeA deg.-ful, adj. moderate, S.

MeA deg.-les, adj. immoderate; meA3/4elez, S2.

Metrete, sb. measure, W.—­Lat. metreta (Vulg.).

Metyng(e), sb. dreaming, PP; metinge, S.—­AS. mA|*ting (Grein).