hydromel

American  

[hahy-druh-mel] / ˈhaɪ drəˌmɛl /

noun

1. a liquor consisting of honey and water that, when fermented, becomes mead.

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hydromel British  

/ ˈhaɪdrəʊˌmɛl /

noun

1. archaic another word for mead 1

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Etymology

Origin of hydromel

1555–65; < Latin < Greek hydrómeli, equivalent to hydro- hydro- ¹ + méli honey; replacing late Middle English ydromel < Medieval Latin (variant of hydromel )

Example Sentences

The chiefs and nobles sat down to their feast in the royal pavilion, where hydromel, beer, and raw flesh were in regal profusion!!

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 341, March, 1844 by Various

In one quarter are to be seen groups of busy females, engaged in the manufacture of beer and hydromel.

From The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis

Together with sheep and oxen from the king, and barilles of hydromel from the queen, visits of congratulation were received from all the principal courtiers present.

From The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis

Cultivation in every description of tropical grain is universal; honey abounds in every quarter, and beer and hydromel are manufactured by all.

From The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis

An immense number of guests were invited to the wedding feast; I, too, was there, and drank freely of wine and hydromel.

From Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen by Harding, Emily J.