| Modern English | Part of Speech | Old English | Inflections | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| food | nm. | mete | view | |
| meat | nm. | flæ_scmete | ||
| flesh | nm. | flæ_scmete | ||
| spoon | nm. | metesticca | ||
| device | nf. | wiðmetednes | ||
| hunger | nf. | metesōcn | ||
| craving | nf. | metesōcn | ||
| appetite | nf. | metesōcn | ||
| delicacy | nm. | smēamete | ||
| meat cow | nf. | metecū | view | |
| mete out | v. | gemetan | view | |
| mete out | v. | metan | view | |
| invention | nf. | wiðmetednes | ||
| comparison | nf. | wiþmetennes | ||
| flesh-meat | nm. | flæ_scmete | ||
| moderately | adv. | mid gemete | ||
| comparative | adj. | wiðmetendlic | ||
| cow for killing | nf. | metecū | view | |
| When do you serve dinner? | phr. | Hwonne þegnast þū æ_fenmete? |