hydromel
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hydromel
1555–65; < Latin < Greek hydrómeli, equivalent to hydro- hydro- 1 + méli honey; replacing late Middle English ydromel < Medieval Latin (variant of hydromel )
Example Sentences
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Together with sheep and oxen from the king, and barilles of hydromel from the queen, visits of congratulation were received from all the principal courtiers present.
From The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis
Their great halls were warm, and by the light of the naked swords that covered the vault they drank hydromel in horns of ivory.
From The Temptation of St. Antony or A Revelation of the Soul by Flaubert, Gustave
The slaves carried baskets with cakes, roast meats and jars of hydromel.
From The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt by Couperus, Louis
The Drevlians, full of joy at this message, gathered honey in quantities and brewed it into hydromel.
From Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles
But a good memory, in dealing with the past, has the art of straining out all the beeswax of discomfort, and storing up little jars of pure hydromel.
From Fisherman's Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things by Van Dyke, Henry
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