mjød
Danish
FWOTD – 26 September 2016
Etymology
From Old Norse mjǫðr, from Proto-Germanic *meduz (“mead”), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (“honey, mead”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mjød/, [mjøð]
Noun
mjød c (singular definite mjøden, not used in plural form)
- mead
- 2015 December 29, Christine Hyldal, “Mjød hitter hos vikingernes efterkommere”, in DR:
- Mjød består af honning, vand, gær og så de krydderier og frugter, som producenterne tilfører.
Mead consists of honey, water, yeast and then the spices and fruits that the producers add.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of mjød
common gender |
Singular | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | mjød | mjøden |
genitive | mjøds | mjødens |
References
- “mjød” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse mjǫðr, from Proto-Germanic *meduz (“mead”), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (“honey, mead”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mjøː(d)/
- Rhymes: -øːd
Noun
mjød m (definite singular mjøden, indefinite plural mjøder, definite plural mjødene)
- mead
- 2011 June 10, Anne Hjernøe, “Blåskjell med mjød og urter”, in NRK:
- Hell en god skvett mjød og en god skvett øl i gryten.
- Pour a good drizzle of mead and a good drizzle of beer in a cooking pot.
References
- “mjød” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- mjør, mjøyr’e
Etymology
From Old Norse mjǫðr, from Proto-Germanic *meduz (“mead”), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (“honey, mead”). Akin to English mead.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mjœː(d)/
Noun
mjød m (definite singular mjøden, indefinite plural mjødar, definite plural mjødane)
- mead
- honey, especially from bumblebees
- a sweet nectar that children suck out of flowers
- blood
Derived terms
- humlemjød (“bumblebee honey”)
- mjøda (“to become mead; to taste sweet”)
- mjødgjem
- mjødgras, mjødon, mjødurt (“mead wort”)
- mjødknupp
- mjødsoppe
- skaldemjød
- somamjød
- suttungsmjød
References
- “mjød” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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