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”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mjɒðr/, /mjɔðr/

Noun

mjǫðr m (genitive mjaðar, dative miði)

  1. honey
  2. mead (fermented drink)

Declension

Declension of mjǫðr (strong u-stem, singular only)
masculine singular
indefinite definite
nominative mjǫðr mjǫðrinn
accusative mjǫð mjǫðinn
dative miði miðinum
genitive mjaðar mjaðarins

Descendants

  • Icelandic: mjöður
  • Faroese: mjøður
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mjød; (dialectal) mjør, mjøyr’e
  • Old Swedish: miødher, mioþer
  • Old Danish: mioth, miøth, møth
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