mead

Signification (Anglais)

1. An alcoholic drink fermented from honey and water.
2. A drink composed of syrup of sarsaparilla or other flavouring extract, and water, and sometimes charged with carbon dioxide.

Concepts

hydromel

bière

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chouchen

Synonymes

meadow

honey beer

hayfield

hydromel

lea

metheglin

pasturage

pasture

prairie

sima

dandelion wine

field

honey wine

grassland

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/miːd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English mede, from Old English medu, from Proto-West Germanic *medu, from Proto-Germanic *meduz, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (“honey; honey wine”).
Cognate with Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu), Lithuanian medùs, Old Church Slavonic медъ (medŭ, “honey”), Persian می (mey), Sanskrit मधु (mádhu), Welsh medd, Finnish mesi, Chinese 蜜 (mì).