Definitions

  • v. To attest.

Example Sentences

  • “I can be meid that the hanhalla is cracking down on curfew. The Mashgiach caught me twice this week.” (Weiser)

  • "Shame on the Rabbinate in Israel how can the son of Rav ovadya Yosef allow this sheigatz avi weisz to be meid on anything we can no longer rely on the rabbanut for anything" (source)

Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish
  • English

Etymology

  • partial English calque of Y מעיד זײַן meyid zayn

    • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      be me'id, be meyid, be meyed

Notes


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