[mete] vt met.ed ; met.ing [ME, fr. OE metan; akin to OHG mezzan to measure, L modus measure, Gk medesthai to be mindful of] (bef. 12c) 1 archaic: measure
2: to give out by measure: dole--usu. used with out "~ out punishment"
[2]mete n [ME, fr. AF, fr. L meta] (15c): boundary "~s and bounds"