metheglin
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of metheglin
1525–35; < Welsh meddyglyn, equivalent to meddyg healing (< Latin medicus; see medical) + llyn liquor
Example Sentences
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That is all I have to say of metheglin.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
She might have left while I was sitting at the bar, drinking in metheglin and praise.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
"A feast on bear's meat and metheglin, at Aunt Polly's," cried Colwell.
From Summerfield or, Life on a Farm by Lee, Day Kellogg
Mead and metheglin, wherewith the Druids and old English bards were wont to carouse, were made from water, honey, and yeast.
From Customs and Fashions in Old New England by Earle, Alice Morse
We'll have a smart time, and finish off at Waldrons's with a supper of bear's meat washed down with metheglin.
From Summerfield or, Life on a Farm by Lee, Day Kellogg
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