Metheglin
/ˈmɛθ.ɪ.ɡlɪn/noun
A spiced or medicinal drink made from honey, especially a type of mead.
Did you know?Metheglin comes from Welsh meddyglyn, literally a “healing liquor,” showing how closely old drink-making, medicine, and ritual were intertwined.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*med-
“to take appropriate measures; to heal or advise”
Old Welsh
Welsh
meddyg
“physician, healer”
Welsh
Welsh
meddyglyn
“a medicinal drink or healing liquor”
16th Century
English
metheglin
“a spiced mead used as a medicinal drink”
Modern English
English
metheglin
“a spiced or medicinal honey wine”