mede
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeː.də/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: me‧de
- Rhymes: -eːdə
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch mithi, stressed variant of mit (from which met), from Proto-Germanic *midi.
Adverb
mede
Descendants
- Negerhollands: mee
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch *medu, *medo, from Proto-Germanic *meduz.
Noun
mede f (uncountable)
- mead (fermented drink made from honey)
- Synonyms: honingdrank, honingwater, honingwijn
Anagrams
Galician
Verb
mede
- (reintegrationist norm) inflection of medir:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Italian
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈme.de/
- Rhymes: -ede
- Hyphenation: mé‧de
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛ.de/
- Rhymes: -ɛde
- Hyphenation: mè‧de
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch mithi, from Proto-Germanic *midi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛːdə/
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch *medu, *medo, from Proto-Germanic *meduz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛːdə/
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: mede
Etymology 3
Unknown
Inflection
Weak feminine | ||
---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | mēde | mēden |
Accusative | mēde | mēden |
Genitive | mēden | mēden |
Dative | mēde, mēden | mēden |
Descendants
- Dutch: meekrap
Etymology 4
Borrowed from Latin Medus, from Ancient Greek Μῆδος (Mêdos).
Inflection
Weak masculine | ||
---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | mēde | mēden |
Accusative | mēde | mēden |
Genitive | mēden | mēden |
Dative | mēde | mēden |
Descendants
- Dutch: meed
Etymology 5
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: meet
Further reading
- “mede (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “mede (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “mede (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “mede (V)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “mede (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “mede (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “mede (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English medu, from Proto-West Germanic *medu, from Proto-Germanic *meduz, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu. Some forms are influenced by Old Norse mjǫðr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛːd(ə)/, /mɛːθ/
References
- “mēd(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
From Old English mǣd, mēd, from Proto-West Germanic *mādu, from Proto-Germanic *mēdwō; the form is from the Old English oblique cases, but with the nominative's lack of -w- leveled in. Doublet of medwe, which retains the -w-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛːd(ə)/, /ˈmeːd(ə)/
References
- “mēd(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3
From the oblique forms of Old English mēd, from Proto-West Germanic *miʀdu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeːd(ə)/
Noun
mede (plural medes or (early) meden)
- A monetary reward; earnings:
- charge, fee
- (just or deserved) reward, consequence
- c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.), published c. 1410, Apocalips 11:18, page 121r, column 2; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
- ⁊ folkis ben wrooþ · ⁊ þi wraþþe cam · ⁊ tyme of deed men to be demed · ⁊ to ȝelde meede to þi ſeruauntis ⁊ pꝛophetis ⁊ halowis ⁊ dꝛedynge þi name · to ſmale ⁊ to grete / ⁊ to diſtrie hem þat coꝛrumpiden þe erþe
- And the nations were furious; then your fury came. It is time for the dead to be judged, to give rewards to your servants, prophets, saints, and those who fear your name, both small and large, and to destroy those who destroyed the Earth.
- (moral) benefit, value
References
- “mẹ̄de, n.(4).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Pali
Alternative forms
- 𑀫𑁂𑀤𑁂 (Brahmi script)
- मेदे (Devanagari script)
- মেদে (Bengali script)
- මෙදෙ (Sinhalese script)
- မေဒေ or မေၻေ (Burmese script)
- เมเท (Thai script)
- ᨾᩮᨴᩮ (Tai Tham script)
- ເມເທ (Lao script)
- មេទេ (Khmer script)
- 𑄟𑄬𑄘𑄬 (Chakma script)
Portuguese
Verb
mede
- inflection of medir:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Slovene
Swedish
Alternative forms
Declension
Declension of mede | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | mede | meden | medar | medarna |
Genitive | medes | medens | medars | medarnas |
Synonyms
- glidskena
- skridskoskena
Derived terms
- (Compounds) kälkmede, meddon, medspår, slädmede, sparkmede