† meteyardn.

Forms:

α. Old English metegyrd, Middle English meteȝorde, 1500s meateyarde, 1500s meatyard, 1500s meteyarde, 1500s–1600s meateyard, 1500s–1600s 1800s meteyard.

β. Old English metgeard, Old English metgeurd, Old English metgyrd (in a late copy), Middle English metȝerd, Middle English metȝerde, Middle English metyerd, Middle English metyerde, 1500s metteyarde, 1500s metyarde, 1500s–1600s (1800s English regional (northern)) metyard, 1600s mettyarde.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mete v.¹, yard n.²

Etymology: < mete v.¹ + yard n.² Compare Old High German mezgerta (Middle High German mezgerte, German Messgerte).The divergence of forms derives from differences in the processes of word-formation in Old English: the β. forms reflect compounding of the pure verbal stem with the noun, whereas the α. forms have an analogical connecting vowel -e- (see further D. Kastovsky in Cambr. Hist. Eng. Lang. (1992) I. 371). In the α. forms a long vowel developed in early Middle English as a result of lengthening in open syllables. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (mī·tyāɹd) /ˈmiːtjɑːd/.

Obsolete.

1. A measuring rod; = metewand n. 1. Chiefly regional in later use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for measuring length > measuring rod or stick

yardc1000

meteyardOE

reedc1350

ell-yardc1400

yard-wand14..

scantillona1425

gad1440

metewand1440

meterod1473

rod1473

ell1474

gad-wand1487

ell-wand?a1500

measuring rod1546

scantling1556

metepole1571

meting pole1606

wand1614

yardstick1797

yard-measure1838

gad-stick1866

meting-rod1881

OE Ælfric Lives of Saints (Julius) (1900) II. 404 Thomas eode metende mid anre mete-gyrde þone stede.

OE Antwerp Gloss. (1955) 139 Pertica, metgeard.

OE Laws: Episcopus (Junius) xii. 478 And riht is, þæt ne beo ænig metegyrd [Quadripartitus mensuralis uirga] lengre þonne oðer.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1882) VIII. 105 He..bar on his lift arme a webbe of lynnen cloþ..and bar a metȝerde [?a1475 anon. tr. an elne; L. ulnam] in his riȝt hond.

c1450 tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Lyfe Manhode (Cambr.) (1869) 150 With þe grete met yerde she wole mesure that that she biggeth.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Lev. xix. 33 Ye shal not deale wrongeously in iudgment, with meteyarde, with weight, with measure.

1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique ii. f. 83^v The Tailour [hath] his mette yarde and his measure.

1611 M. Smith in Bible (King James) Transl. Pref. sig. ⁋9 Neither is it the plaine dealing Merchant that is vnwilling to haue the waights, or the meteyard brought in place, but he that vseth deceit.

1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Met-wand, Met-wood, or Met-yard, a measuring-rod. A draper's yard-stick.

2. literary. In extended use: = metewand n. 2. Cf. yardstick n. 2. archaic in later use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > [noun] > criterion

rulec1384

meteyard?1531

touchstone?1531

plumb line1551

plummet1553

metewanda1568

touch1581

stone of touch1604

criterion1622

scale1626

criteriuma1631

measure1641

judge1642

criterie1660

foot-rule1662

mark1765

point of reference1772

metera1825

reference point1849

yardstick1869

benchmark1884

?1531 J. Frith Disput. Purgatorye To Rdr. sig. a3^v The verye worde of god..which is the sure metyarde and perfeyte touchstone that iudgeth and examineth all thinges.

1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) Pref. It shall suffice us to have measured the causes by humane capacity and meteyard.

1898 R. F. Horton Commandm. Jesus xii. 201 It is what this regenerate Ego desires that becomes the meteyard of what we should do to others.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	meteyard
释义	† meteyardn. Forms: α. Old English metegyrd, Middle English meteȝorde, 1500s meateyarde, 1500s meatyard, 1500s meteyarde, 1500s–1600s meateyard, 1500s–1600s 1800s meteyard. β. Old English metgeard, Old English metgeurd, Old English metgyrd (in a late copy), Middle English metȝerd, Middle English metȝerde, Middle English metyerd, Middle English metyerde, 1500s metteyarde, 1500s metyarde, 1500s–1600s (1800s English regional (northern)) metyard, 1600s mettyarde. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mete v.¹, yard n.² Etymology: < mete v.¹ + yard n.² Compare Old High German mezgerta (Middle High German mezgerte, German Messgerte).The divergence of forms derives from differences in the processes of word-formation in Old English: the β. forms reflect compounding of the pure verbal stem with the noun, whereas the α. forms have an analogical connecting vowel -e- (see further D. Kastovsky in Cambr. Hist. Eng. Lang. (1992) I. 371). In the α. forms a long vowel developed in early Middle English as a result of lengthening in open syllables. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (mī·tyāɹd) /ˈmiːtjɑːd/. Obsolete. 1. A measuring rod; = metewand n. 1. Chiefly regional in later use. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for measuring length > measuring rod or stick yardc1000 meteyardOE reedc1350 ell-yardc1400 yard-wand14.. scantillona1425 gad1440 metewand1440 meterod1473 rod1473 ell1474 gad-wand1487 ell-wand?a1500 measuring rod1546 scantling1556 metepole1571 meting pole1606 wand1614 yardstick1797 yard-measure1838 gad-stick1866 meting-rod1881 OE Ælfric Lives of Saints (Julius) (1900) II. 404 Thomas eode metende mid anre mete-gyrde þone stede. OE Antwerp Gloss. (1955) 139 Pertica, metgeard. OE Laws: Episcopus (Junius) xii. 478 And riht is, þæt ne beo ænig metegyrd [Quadripartitus mensuralis uirga] lengre þonne oðer. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1882) VIII. 105 He..bar on his lift arme a webbe of lynnen cloþ..and bar a metȝerde [?a1475 anon. tr. an elne; L. ulnam] in his riȝt hond. c1450 tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Lyfe Manhode (Cambr.) (1869) 150 With þe grete met yerde she wole mesure that that she biggeth. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Lev. xix. 33 Ye shal not deale wrongeously in iudgment, with meteyarde, with weight, with measure. 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique ii. f. 83^v The Tailour [hath] his mette yarde and his measure. 1611 M. Smith in Bible (King James) Transl. Pref. sig. ⁋9 Neither is it the plaine dealing Merchant that is vnwilling to haue the waights, or the meteyard brought in place, but he that vseth deceit. 1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Met-wand, Met-wood, or Met-yard, a measuring-rod. A draper's yard-stick. 2. literary. In extended use: = metewand n. 2. Cf. yardstick n. 2. archaic in later use. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > [noun] > criterion rulec1384 meteyard?1531 touchstone?1531 plumb line1551 plummet1553 metewanda1568 touch1581 stone of touch1604 criterion1622 scale1626 criteriuma1631 measure1641 judge1642 criterie1660 foot-rule1662 mark1765 point of reference1772 metera1825 reference point1849 yardstick1869 benchmark1884 ?1531 J. Frith Disput. Purgatorye To Rdr. sig. a3^v The verye worde of god..which is the sure metyarde and perfeyte touchstone that iudgeth and examineth all thinges. 1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) Pref. It shall suffice us to have measured the causes by humane capacity and meteyard. 1898 R. F. Horton Commandm. Jesus xii. 201 It is what this regenerate Ego desires that becomes the meteyard of what we should do to others. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.OE
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