mether
Meanings
num
- Four in the old counting system of Northern England.
noun
- A communal drinking vessel used in Gaelic times for drinking mead. It had squared sides and one drank from a corner. Also, a trophy in this shape.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Cumbric numerals; compare Welsh mhedwar, the nasal mutation of pedwar (“four”).
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