mæd

See also: mäd and Appendix:Variations of "med"

Old English

Alternative forms

• mēd — Anglian, Kentish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *mādu, from Proto-Germanic *mēdwō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mæːd/

Noun

mǣd f (nominative plural mǣdwa)

1. meadow

Declension

Strong wō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	mǣd	mǣdwa, mǣdwe
accusative	mǣdwe	mǣdwa, mǣdwe
genitive	mǣdwe	mǣdwa
dative	mǣdwe	mǣdwum

Descendants

• Middle English: mede, medwe
  • English: mead, meadow
  • Scots: meeda
  • Yola: mead

See also

• feld (“field”)
• lǣs (“pasture”)
• lēah (“clearing”)