- mete > meat; OE
beofor > beaver; OE
meotan (WS metan) > to mete /miːt/; OE
eotan (WS etan) > to eat; OE
meodu (WS medu) > mead; OE yfel > evil (+r) /iːr/...
- mete > meat; OE
beofor > beaver; OE
meotan (WS metan) > to mete /miːt/; OE
eotan (WS etan) > to eat; OE
meodu (WS medu) > mead; OE yfel > evil (+r) /iːr/...
- the
Eckenlied reside here.
Jutes Old Norse: jótar, Old English: Ēotas,
Ēotan Latin: Iutae, Eucii? The
derivation is unclear, but
suggested meanings are...
- mete > meat; OE
beofor > beaver; OE
meotan (WS metan) > to mete /miːt/; OE
eotan (WS etan) > to eat; OE
meodu (WS medu) > mead; OE yfel > evil (+r) /iːr/...
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about the term eoten- in Beowulf: The term is a
corrupted declension of *
Eotan (English: Jutes). The term is a pun,
meaning eoten (English: giant) but...
