Mote Definition

mōt
motes
noun
motes
A speck of dust or other tiny particle.
Webster's New World

A tiny computer for remote sensing. Also known as smartdust.

Wiktionary

(obsolete) A meeting for discussion.

A wardmote in the city of London.
Wiktionary
(obsolete) A body of persons who meet for discussion, especially about the management of affairs.
A folkmote.
Wiktionary
(obsolete) A place of meeting for discussion.
Wiktionary
verb
May; might.
American Heritage
May; might.
Webster's New World

(now archaic) May or might. [from 9th c.]

Wiktionary

(now archaic) Forming subjunctive expressions of wish: may. [from 9th c.]

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Other Word Forms of Mote

Noun

Singular:
mote
Plural:
motes

Origin of Mote

  • From Middle English moten, from Old English mōtan (“to be allowed, be able to, have the opportunity to, be compelled to, may, must"), from Proto-Germanic *mōtanÄ… (“to be able to, have to, be delegated"), from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to acquire, possess, be in charge of"). Cognate with Dutch moeten (“to have to, must"), German müssen (“to have to, must"), Danish mÃ¥tte (“might, may"), Ancient Greek μέδω (médō, “to prevail, dominate, rule over"). Related to empty.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English moten from Old English mōtan med- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English mot, from Old English mot (“grain of sand")

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English mot from Old English

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • See moot (“a meeting").

    From Wiktionary

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