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Definition mote

Etymology 1

From Middle English mot, from Old English mot (“grain of sand; mote; atom”), but of uncertain ultimate origin. Sometimes linked to Spanish mota (“speck”) and English mud..

Compare West Frisian mot (“peat dust”), Dutch mot (“dust from turf; sawdust; grit”), Norwegian mutt (“speck; mote; splinter; chip”).

Noun

mote (plural motes)

1. A small particle; a speck.

Etymology 2

From Middle English moten, from Old English m?tan (“to be allowed, be able to, have the opportunity to, be compelled to, may, must”), from Proto-Germanic *m?tan? (“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 måtte (“might, may”), Ancient Greek ???? (méd?, “to prevail, dominate, rule over”). Related to empty.

Verb

mote (third-person singular simple present mote, present participle -, simple past and past participle must)

1. (archaic) May or might. [from 9th c.]
2. (obsolete) Must. [9th-17th c.]
3. (archaic) Forming subjunctive expressions of wish: may. [from 9th c.]

Etymology 3

See moot (“a meeting”).

Noun

mote (plural motes)

1. (obsolete) A meeting for discussion.
2. (obsolete) A body of persons who meet for discussion, especially about the management of affairs.
3. (obsolete) A place of meeting for discussion.

Etymology 4

From remote, with allusion to the other sense of mote (“a speck of dust”).

Noun

mote (plural motes)

1. A tiny computer for remote sensing; a component element of smartdust.

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