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{{also|mjøður}}
==Icelandic==

===Etymology===
From {{der|is|non|mjǫðr}}, from {{der|is|gem-pro|*meduz}}, from {{der|is|ine-pro|*médʰu||sweet drink}}.

''Germanic cognates:'' Old Frisian {{m|ofs|mede}}, Middle Low German {{m|gml|mēde}}, Dutch {{m|nl|mede}}, Old High German {{m|goh|meto}} (German {{m|de|Met}}) and Old English {{m|ang|medu}} (whence {{m|en|mead}}).

''Indo-European cognates:'' Sanskrit {{m|sa|मधु}}, Ancient Greek {{m|grc|μέθυ||wine}}, Latin {{m|la|medus}}, Old Irish {{m|sga|mid}}, Welsh {{m|cy|medd||mead}}, Old Church Slavonic {{m|cu|медъ||honey}}, Ukrainian {{m|uk|мед||honey}}, Russian {{m|ru|мёд||honey, mead}}, Lithuanian {{m|lt|medùs||honey}}, Tocharian B {{m|txb|mīt}}.

Compare also Finnish and Estonian {{m|fi|mesi}} and the Hungarian {{m|hu|méz}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|is|/ˈmjœːðʏr/}}
*: {{rhymes|is|œːðʏr|s=2}}

===Noun===
{{is-noun|@@}}

# [[mead]] {{gloss|alcoholic drink fermented from honey and water}}
#: {{uxi|is|Bergja á '''miðinum'''.|To take a sip of '''mead'''.}}
# {{lb|is|poetic|or|humorous|by extension}} any alcoholic beverage, especially [[beer]]

====Declension====
{{is-ndecl|m,ar,ir.unumut.imut.dati/i}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|is|bergja á miðinum}}
* {{l|is|blanda mjöð}}
* {{l|is|grasamjöður}}
* {{l|is|mjaðarangan}}
* {{l|is|mjaðarjurt}}
* {{l|is|mjaðarlyng}}
* {{l|is|mjaðartunna}}
* {{l|is|mjaðarþynnka}}
* {{l|is|mjöðdrekka}}
* {{l|is|mjöðdrykkja}}
* {{l|is|skáldamjöður}}

{{C|is|Alcoholic beverages}}