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metheglin

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /mɪˈθɛɡlɪn/
  • /ˈmɛθəɡlɪn/
  • /mɛˈθɛɡlɪn/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A spiced mead, originally from Wales.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

spiced or medicated mead

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mead

History

Etymology

From Welsh meddyglyn, from meddyg (“doctor, healer”) (from Latin medicus) + llyn (“liquor”) (cognate with Irish lionn and Gaelic leann).