Definition of meith in English:

meith

noun miːθ

Scottish

1Chiefly Orkney and Shetland. A land feature used to take bearings at sea, frequently in order to demarcate fishing grounds; a seamark. Also (in extended use): any mark or distinguishing feature facilitating orientation on land or at sea.
2A bearing, course, direction; frequently with take. Also: a measurement taken from a mark (rare). Chiefly in plural (occasionally with singular concord).
3Figurative. A distinctive mark or sign; an indication; a point of reference.

Origin

Late Middle English (in an earlier sense). Partly from early Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic mið middle, mark, fishing bank indicated by landmarks on shore (Icelandic mið middle, landmark, fishing ground, goal), Norwegian (Nynorsk) mid fishing ground, Swedish regional med, me, mej bearings, orientation at sea in respect of landmarks, Danish med mark, target, goal) from the Germanic base of mid; and partly (in later use) from meith. The form and sense of the word in English may have been influenced by an association with classical Latin mēta.

Definition of meith in US English:

meith

nounmiːθ

Scottish

1Chiefly Orkney and Shetland. A land feature used to take bearings at sea, frequently in order to demarcate fishing grounds; a seamark. Also (in extended use): any mark or distinguishing feature facilitating orientation on land or at sea.
2A bearing, course, direction; frequently with take. Also: a measurement taken from a mark (rare). Chiefly in plural (occasionally with singular concord).
3Figurative. A distinctive mark or sign; an indication; a point of reference.

Origin

Late Middle English (in an earlier sense). Partly from early Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic mið middle, mark, fishing bank indicated by landmarks on shore (Icelandic mið middle, landmark, fishing ground, goal), Norwegian (Nynorsk) mid fishing ground, Swedish regional med, me, mej bearings, orientation at sea in respect of landmarks, Danish med mark, target, goal) from the Germanic base of mid; and partly (in later use) from meith. The form and sense of the word in English may have been influenced by an association with classical Latin mēta.

单词	meith
释义	Definition of meith in English: meith noun miːθ Scottish 1Chiefly Orkney and Shetland. A land feature used to take bearings at sea, frequently in order to demarcate fishing grounds; a seamark. Also (in extended use): any mark or distinguishing feature facilitating orientation on land or at sea. 2A bearing, course, direction; frequently with take. Also: a measurement taken from a mark (rare). Chiefly in plural (occasionally with singular concord). 3Figurative. A distinctive mark or sign; an indication; a point of reference. Origin Late Middle English (in an earlier sense). Partly from early Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic mið middle, mark, fishing bank indicated by landmarks on shore (Icelandic mið middle, landmark, fishing ground, goal), Norwegian (Nynorsk) mid fishing ground, Swedish regional med, me, mej bearings, orientation at sea in respect of landmarks, Danish med mark, target, goal) from the Germanic base of mid; and partly (in later use) from meith. The form and sense of the word in English may have been influenced by an association with classical Latin mēta. Definition of meith in US English: meith nounmiːθ Scottish 1Chiefly Orkney and Shetland. A land feature used to take bearings at sea, frequently in order to demarcate fishing grounds; a seamark. Also (in extended use): any mark or distinguishing feature facilitating orientation on land or at sea. 2A bearing, course, direction; frequently with take. Also: a measurement taken from a mark (rare). Chiefly in plural (occasionally with singular concord). 3Figurative. A distinctive mark or sign; an indication; a point of reference. Origin Late Middle English (in an earlier sense). Partly from early Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic mið middle, mark, fishing bank indicated by landmarks on shore (Icelandic mið middle, landmark, fishing ground, goal), Norwegian (Nynorsk) mid fishing ground, Swedish regional med, me, mej bearings, orientation at sea in respect of landmarks, Danish med mark, target, goal) from the Germanic base of mid; and partly (in later use) from meith. The form and sense of the word in English may have been influenced by an association with classical Latin mēta.
随便看	in this respect in this/that fashion in this/that manner in this/that way in those days inthrall inti in tibet chorten intichiuma intifada intifadas intima riming Rimini rim iron rim job rimland rimlands rimlands rimless rimless rim light rim lighting rim lock rim man 嚥嚦嚨嚪嚫嚬嚭嚮嚯嚲 Essential essentiell essentielle_Aminoseuren essentielle_Fettsaeure Essenz essenziell Esser Essig Essigessenz Essigester