meadar

meadar
I
a wooden pail or vessel, Irish meadar, a hollowed-out drinking vessel, churn, Middle Irish metur; from Latin metrun, measure, metre, meter.
II
verse, metre; for root, etc., See above word.

Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. . 1982.

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  • meth|er — «MEHTH uhr», noun. a square wooden drinking vessel, formerly in common use in Ireland. ╂[< Irish meadar] …   Useful english dictionary

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