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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It is possible, however, that these compositions refer to mixtures in which beer, the produce of fermented grain, was confounded with hydromel, or fermented honey.
From Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period by P. L. Jacob
In one quarter are to be seen groups of busy females, engaged in the manufacture of beer and hydromel.
From The Highlands of Ethiopia by William Cornwallis Harris
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 Gustave Flaubert
They have many labors to perform, and are the ones who manipulate the grains, hydromel and beer, and grind pepper in the matt-biett.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 by Various
On going to rest he fancied he should be thirsty at night, and called Leo to place a pitcher of hydromel by his bedside.
From Stories of the Olden Time (Historical Series—Book IV Part I) by Various
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