- méterlic
- adj metrical
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
metrical — (adj.) pertaining to versification, early 15c., from L. metricus metrical, from Gk. metrikos of or for meter, metrical, from metron poetic meter (see METER (Cf. meter) (n.2)). Old English had meterlic in this sense … Etymology dictionary