medd

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English ġemǣdd.

Adjective

medd

  1. Alternative form of mad

Etymology 2

Derived from the adjective.

Verb

medd

  1. Alternative form of madden

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /meːð/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *medu- 'wine', < Proto-Indo-European *medhu- 'honey'.

Noun

medd m (uncountable)

  1. mead

Etymology 2

Compare with Middle Breton mez (ability), Old Irish med, Modern Irish meadh.

Noun

medd f (plural meddau or meddion)

  1. authority, power
  2. possession(s)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
medd fedd unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Usage notes
  • Often found as the second element in compounds as -fedd cf. arfedd and modfedd.
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