different between mett vs gett

English

Alternative forms

• mitta

Noun

mett (plural metts)

1. (historical) An old English measure of volume, perhaps equal to two bushels.
   • 1866, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 1, p. 168:

     Once the mitta, or mett, a quantity of two bushels, is used for salt. The name still lingers in Lancashire.

Estonian

Noun

mett

1. partitive singular of mesi

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse mettr

Adjective

mett (neuter singular mett, definite singular and plural mette, comparative mettere, indefinite superlative mettest, definite superlative metteste)

1. satisfied, full, full up (having eaten enough food)

Etymology 2

Verb

mett

1. imperative of mette

References

• “mett” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse mettr

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?t?/

Adjective

mett (neuter singular mett, definite singular and plural mette, comparative mettare, indefinite superlative mettast, definite superlative mettaste)

1. satisfied, full, full up (having eaten enough food)

Verb

mett

1. imperative of metta

References

• “mett” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

English

Etymology 1

From Scots gaet.

Noun

gett (plural getts)

1. (Northern England, Tyneside, derogatory) A nasty person.
2. (Northumbria) A child, especially a mischievous one.

Etymology 2

From Hebrew ????? (g??).

Noun

gett (plural getts)

1. Alternative form of get (“Jewish writ of divorce”)

References

• Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4

Scots

Noun

gett (plural getts)

1. A naughty child, a brat.

References

• Small Dictionary of Scots (Lallans) words

Swedish

Pronunciation

Verb

gett

1. supine of ge.