meddyglyn

Welsh

Etymology

From meddyg (“doctor, healer”) +‎ llyn (“drink”).

Noun

meddyglyn m (plural meddyglynnau)

1. metheglin (a spiced mead), mead
2. medicine

Synonyms

• (mead): medd
• (medicine): meddyginiaeth

Descendants

• → English: metheglin

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
meddyglyn	feddyglyn	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “meddyglyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies