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)

honey
mead (fermented drink)

Declension

Declension of mjǫðr (strong u-stem, singular only)

masculine	singular
masculine	indefinite	definite
nominative	mjǫðr	mjǫðrinn
accusative	mjǫð	mjǫðinn
dative	miði	miðinum
genitive	mjaðar	mjaðarins

Descendants

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

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