German

Mett (sense 2) on a bread roll

Noun

Mett n ‎(genitive Metts, no plural)

1. (regional, northern and central Germany) minced meat
2. (more widely used) such meat, seasoned and eaten raw, usually on bread (a popular snack in Germany)

Usage notes

• The word is often synonymous with Hackfleisch in northern and central Germany. However, Mett is normally used only for pork (occasionally beef).
• Hackfleisch is rarely used for sense 2.

Derived terms

• Mettbrötchen
• Mettwurst
• Mettigel
• Rindermett
• Schweinemett
• Zwiebelmett

Synonyms

• (minced meat): Hackfleisch

English

Alternative forms

• mitta

Noun

mett ‎(plural metts)

1. an old English measure of volume, perhaps equal to two bushels.
   • 1866, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, Volume 1, p. 168:

     Once the mitta, or mett, a quantity of two bushels, is used for salt. The name still lingers in Lancashire.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse mettr

Adjective

mett ‎(neuter singular mett, definite singular and plural mette, comparative mettere, indefinite superlative mettest, definite superlative metteste)

1. satisfied, full, full up (having eaten enough food)

References

• “mett” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse mettr

Adjective

mett ‎(neuter singular mett, definite singular and plural mette, comparative mettare, indefinite superlative mettast, definite superlative mettaste)

1. satisfied, full, full up (having eaten enough food)

References

• “mett” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.