medu
See also: među, medü, and medū
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese medo.
Noun
medu
- fear
Latvian
Noun
medu m
- accusative singular form of medus
- instrumental singular form of medus
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)
Descendants
- Middle English: mede, methe (influenced by Old Norse mjǫðr)
- English: mead
- Scots: mede, meid