medu
Old English
Alternative forms
- meodo
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *meduz, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (“sweet drink”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmedu/
Noun
medu m
- (West Saxon) mead
- Hwilum æfter medo menn mæst geþyrsteð: sometimes men are thirstiest after mead. (Durham Proverbs)
- mægæ medu "mead for the kinsman" (Undley bracteate)
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