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Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *meduz, whence also Old English medu (English mead), Middle Low German mēde, Old High German meto (German Met). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (“sweet drink”).
Noun
mjǫðr m (genitive mjaðar, dative miði)
- honey
- mead (fermented drink)
Declension
Declension of mjǫðr (strong u-stem, singular only)
Descendants