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Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *mētiz (“estimable”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure”).
Adjective
mætr
- costly, excellent, worthy
Declension
Strong declension of mætr
Declension of comparative of mætr
Strong declension of superlative of mætr
Weak declension of superlative of mætr
Descendants
References
- mætr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.