hydromellum

hydromellum [cf. LL hydromelon < ὑδρόμηλον] 1 mead. 946 ydromelli (v. caelia); insolito potus mero necnon hy̆dromello [MS: hydri mello] Altercatio 25; rex ‥ jussit abunde propinare hospitibus ydromellum Wulf. Æthelwold 12 (cf. Ælf. Æthelwold 8: propinare ‥ medonem); sola erat ydromelli penuria, quod in j vase ‥ ab amicis emendicaverat W. Malm. Wulfst. III 15; hydromellum, aqua mellita, que A. meda dicitur Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 291; ydromellum, aqua mellita Ib. 630; medo sive ‥ medus sive ydromellum [gl.: mede] Neckam Ut. 98; tocius hydromeli Obed. Abingd. 381 (v. hydromellarius); vas plenum potu illo quod, ex aqua et melle confectum, ~um vocant Capgr. Hen. 25; meyde, idromellum, medus, medo CathA. 2 other liquor: a beer (? through conf. w. AS melu, ME mele). b ‘grout’, ‘wort’, unfermented or small beer; or (?) flavouring in beer (cf.OED s. v. grout). c ‘bragget’, ale mixed w. honey. d cider (? through conf. w. μῆλον). 9‥ Ælf. Gl. 128 (v. 2d infra); 10‥ medo, meodu , idromellum vel mulsum, beor WW. b hoc ydromellum, A. growte WW; hoc idromellum, growtt Ib.; hoc idromellum, A. wurte Ib.; worte, ydromellum CathA. c cervisam vel medonem sive ydromellum, quod est mulsum Ælf. Bata 6 p. 98; bragott, jdromellum CathA. d 9‥ idromelum, œppelwin, beor WW; medo, medu vel medus; ‥ ydromellum, beor vel ofetes wos Ælf. Gl. 128.

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