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Aett vs Mett - What's the difference?

aett | mett |

As nouns the difference between aett and mett

is that aett is a division of the runic alphabet while mett is an old English measure of volume, perhaps equal to two bushels.

aett

English

Alternative forms

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Noun

(en-noun)
  • (paganism) A division of the runic alphabet.

    • References

    * 1984 Fortune -Telling By Runes, David & Julia Line, The Aquarian Press, ISBN 0-85030-367-2 page 15. *: Known as aettir , these basic divisions were sometimes named after Norse deities: Freya's eight, Hagal's eight and Tiu's eight. * 1993 The Elements of The Runes, Bernard King, Element, ISBN 1-85230-420-0, page 110. *: When we examined runic divination, we related, in passing, the phases of the moon to the three ættir of the Common Germanic Futhark. * 1998 The Norse Tradition a beginners guide, Pete Jennings, Headway, ISBN 0 340 72082 4, page 36.'' *: The runic futhark is usually divided into three aetts .

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    mett

    English

    Alternative forms

    * mitta

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.