Old English · noun
medudrync
Normalised medudrynċ
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈme.duˌdrynt͡ʃ/
- Syllables
- ˈme · du · ˌdrynt͡ʃ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- mead-drinkmead
Meaning
-
mead-drink
Hwīlum ylfete song dyde iċ mē tō gomene, ganetes hlēoþor ond huilpan swēġ fore hleahtor wera, mǣw singende fore medodrince.
Sometimes I made the swan song as a mirth to myself, the gannet’s speech and the hwilp’s noise instead of laugher of men, the singing seagull instead of a mead-drink.
10th century, The Seafarer:
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | medudrynċ | medudrynċas |
| Accusative | medudrynċ | medudrynċas |
| Genitive | medudrynċes | medudrynċa |
| Dative | medudrynċe | medudrynċum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From medu (“mead”) + drynċ (“drink”).
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