English Explanatory Dictionary

metheglin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A spiced mead, originally from Wales.

Pronunciation

/mɪˈθɛɡlɪn/ /ˈmɛθəɡlɪn/ /mɛˈθɛɡlɪn/

Word forms

metheglin metheglins methiglum

Etymology

From Welsh meddyglyn, from meddyg (“doctor, healer”) (from Latin medicus) + llyn (“liquor”) (cognate with Irish lionn and Gaelic leann).

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