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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse mjǫðr, from Proto-Germanic *meduz (“mead”), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (“honey, mead”).
Pronunciation
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
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse mjǫðr, from Proto-Germanic *meduz (“mead”), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (“honey, mead”).
Pronunciation
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
Etymology
From Old Norse mjǫðr, from Proto-Germanic *meduz (“mead”), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (“honey, mead”). Akin to English mead.
Pronunciation
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
References
- “mjød” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.