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MedeEnglish (en) · Unnumbered etymologySource text
From Latin Medus, from Ancient Greek Μῆδος (Mêdos).
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1888; pinned HTML transcription updated October 28, 2024- MedeMiddle English · word_mede_sb_1
Mede, sb. mead (the drink), C2, Prompt.; methe, SkD; meth, CM.—AS. meodu (see Sievers, 106); cp. μέθυ. Source markup note (Greek transliteration; text “μέθυ”): methu
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Mede, sb. mead, meadow, S, C, PP; medewe, Prompt. Comb.: medwe-grene, green as a meadow, S2.—AS. mæd (pl. mædwa); see Sievers, 259.
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Mede, sb. reward, bribery, S, S2, S3, W2, P; meede, S2, G; meed, S3; meede, C, W. Comb.: med-ȝierne, yearning for reward, S; medyorne, S.—AS. méd: OMerc. meord (OET): Goth. mizdo; see Sievers, 181.
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