mjǫðr

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)

  1. honey
  2. mead (fermented drink)

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: mjöður
  • Faroese: mjøður
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mjød
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mjød
  • Old Swedish: miödher, mioþer
  • Old Danish: mioth, miøth, møth
  • Westrobothnian: mjø
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