meddyglyn
Welsh
Etymology
From meddyg (“doctor, healer”) + llyn (“drink”).
Noun
meddyglyn m (plural meddyglynnau)
- metheglin (a spiced mead), mead
- medicine
Synonyms
- (mead): medd
- (medicine): meddyginiaeth
Descendants
- → English: metheglin
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
meddyglyn | feddyglyn | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “meddyglyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies