"medd" meaning in Welsh

See medd in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /meːð/
Rhymes: -eːð Etymology: From Middle Welsh með, from Proto-Brythonic *með, from Proto-Celtic *medu (“mead”), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (“honey; honey wine”). Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|með}} Middle Welsh með, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*með}} Proto-Brythonic *með, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*medu||mead}} Proto-Celtic *medu (“mead”), {{inh|cy|ine-pro|*médʰu||honey; honey wine}} Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (“honey; honey wine”) Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|-}} medd m (uncountable)
  1. mead Tags: masculine, uncountable Related terms: meddw (english: intoxicated)
    Sense id: en-medd-cy-noun-vzW~mp~S Categories (other): Alcoholic beverages Disambiguation of Alcoholic beverages: 60 6 3 28 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /meːð/ Forms: meddau [plural], meddion [plural]
Rhymes: -eːð Etymology: From the same source as meddu (“to rule, possess”). Compare with Middle Breton mez (“ability”), Old Irish med (“scale, balance”), Modern Irish meá. Etymology templates: {{cog|xbm|mez|t=ability}} Middle Breton mez (“ability”), {{cog|sga|med|t=scale, balance}} Old Irish med (“scale, balance”), {{cog|ga|meá|id=scale}} Irish meá Head templates: {{cy-noun|f|au|pl2=meddion}} medd f (plural meddau or meddion)
  1. authority, power Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-medd-cy-noun-JPf7CTtb
  2. possession(s) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-medd-cy-noun-fXjfDm27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: -fedd (english: -length), meddu (english: to possess), meddwl (english: to think)
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /meːð/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], bedd [error-unrecognized-form], fedd [soft], medd [error-unrecognized-form]
Rhymes: -eːð Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|cy|mutated noun}} medd Inflection templates: {{cy-mut|bedd}}
  1. nasal mutation of bedd (“grave”) Tags: form-of, mutation-nasal Form of: bedd (extra: grave)
    Sense id: en-medd-cy-noun--cUFUfo5 Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 16 74 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb

IPA: /meːð/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], medd [error-unrecognized-form], fedd [soft]
Rhymes: -eːð Head templates: {{cy-verb form}} medd Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. (colloquial, defective) synonym of meddai (“says”) Tags: colloquial, defective Synonyms: meddai [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-medd-cy-verb-OFmRQ9Kz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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      "rhymes": "-eːð"
    }
  ],
  "word": "medd"
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: medd/Welsh 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "medd"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "medd",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: medd/Welsh 'nasal' base_tags={'soft', 'error-unrecognized-form'}",
  "path": [
    "medd"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "medd",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: medd/Welsh 'aspirate' base_tags={'soft', 'error-unrecognized-form'}",
  "path": [
    "medd"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "medd",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: medd/Welsh 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "medd"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "medd",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: medd/Welsh 'nasal' base_tags={'soft', 'error-unrecognized-form'}",
  "path": [
    "medd"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "medd",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: medd/Welsh 'aspirate' base_tags={'soft', 'error-unrecognized-form'}",
  "path": [
    "medd"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "medd",
  "trace": ""
}

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