zythum
zythum, i, n., = ζῦθος,
- a kind of malt-liquor among the Egyptians, Plin. 22, 25, 82, § 164; Col. 10, 116; Dig. 33, 6, 9 praef.
zȳthum, ī, n. (ζῦθος), eine Art Gerstentrank bei den Ägyptern, Plin. 22, 164. Colum. poët. 10, 116. Pompon. dig. 33, 6, 9 pr.
hunc liquorem ‥ nominant ‥ alii ‘~um’, ut Aegyptii ‥ alii ‘cervisiam’, ut Galli
~um renes et nervos tentat, cerebri membranas officit, inflationem parit, vitiosum succum creat, et elephantiasin ‥ gignit [] Diosc. II 87
zȳthum, ī, n. (ζῦθος), bière, boisson faite avec de lʼorge : Plin. 22, 164 ; Pompon. Sext. Dig. 33, 6, 9 ; Col. Rust. 10, 116.
ZYTHUM
ZYTHUM(ζῦθος). [CERVESIA]
zythum
and zythus (ζῦθος). A kind of ale or beer made of barley or other grain, for which see the article Cervesia.