medu

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See also: Medu, medü, medū, medů, među, méďu, and méďů

Czech[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

medu m inan

  1. genitive/dative/locative singular of med

Kabuverdianu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Portuguese medo.

Noun[edit]

medu

  1. fear

Latvian[edit]

Noun[edit]

medu m

  1. accusative/instrumental singular of medus

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

medu

  1. Alternative form of medwe

Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *medu, from Proto-Germanic *meduz, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (“sweet drink”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

medu m

  1. mead
    • Hwilum æfter medo menn mæst geþyrsteð ― sometimes men are thirstiest after mead. (Durham Proverbs)
    • mægæ medu ― mead for the kinsman (Undley bracteate)

Declension[edit]

Declension of medu (strong u-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative medu meda
accusative medu meda
genitive meda meda
dative meda medum

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: mede, methe (influenced by Old Norse mjǫðr)

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Noun[edit]

medu (Cyrillic spelling меду)

  1. dative/vocative/locative singular of med

Slovak[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

medu m

  1. genitive/dative singular of med
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