meadery

meadery

English

WOTD – 28 September 2012

Etymology

From mead +‎ -ery. Cognate with Dutch mederij (“meadery”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmidəɹi/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmiːdəɹi/

Noun

meadery (plural meaderies)

1. A place where mead is made.
   • 2008, Patricia Monaghan, Wineries of Wisconsin and Minnesota, Minnesota Historical Society Press (2008), →ISBN, page 177:

     People used to come to the Upper Midwest's only dedicated meadery and say, "Huh?" Or perhaps something like, "Oh, yeah, mead, isn't that what Beowulf drank?"

Translations

place where mead is made

Dutch: mederij f

Finnish: simapanimo

Quotations

• For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:meadery.

Anagrams

• deary me