Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Mete \Mete\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Meted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Meting}.] [AS. metan; akin to D. meten, G. messen, OHG.
   mezzan, Icel. meta, Sw. m["a]ta, Goth. mitan, L. modus
   measure, moderation, modius a corn measure, Gr. ? to rule, ?
   a corn measure, and ultimately from the same root as E.
   measure, L. metiri to measure; cf. Skr. m[=a] to measure.
   [root]99. Cf. {Measure}, {Meet}, a., {Mode}.]
   To find the quantity, dimensions, or capacity of, by any rule
   or standard; to measure.