mjöður

Icelandic

/ˈmjœːðʏr/

noun
Definitions
  • mead alcoholic drink fermented from honey and water
  • (poetic) any alcoholic beverage, especially beer

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse mjǫðr (mead) derived from Proto-Germanic *meduz (mead) derived from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (honey, mead, sweet drink, wine, honey wine).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*médʰu

Gloss

honey, mead, sweet drink, wine, honey wine

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

蜜

Emoji
🍯

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