Viking imagery often focuses on seasonal banquets of roasted lamb accompanied by mead.—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 11 Apr. 2024 Production visited Iceland’s Reykjanes for salt, China’s Xinjiang for grape growing, The Netherlands for production of mead, the sweet shops of Copenhagen, maple sugar shacks in Canada, taro paste production in Fuzhou, and Ushuaia, Argentina, for its sweet desserts.—Patrick Frater, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024 The Four 8 Fried Chicken menu, which draws from Keenan's family recipes with input from chef Monty Frost, was designed to pair with sparkling Arizona meads, ciders and wines.—The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2024 The term is often associated with stories of Vikings who passed a bottle of mead around a circle.—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024 The team prides themselves on sourcing quality mead from all over the world, so go ahead and geek out with your bartender.—Shawndra Russell, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 Not exactly — though bringing this up over a pint of mead at the Rusty German, the seedy tavern in the show, might get you in trouble.—Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2024 Start with a domestic cider flight, then upgrade to a premium/import cider flight for round two and finish off your tasting with a mead flight.—Shawndra Russell, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 Intrigue about mead often surrounds its antique nature.—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 24 Jan. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English mede, from Old English medu; akin to Old High German metu mead, Greek methy wine
Noun (2)
Middle English mede "meadow, clearing," going back to Old English mǣd — more at meadow
First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of mead was
before the 12th century
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