metheglin

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a mead flavored with herbs or spices, historically sometimes prepared as a medicinal drink

   The brewer infused the metheglin with ginger, cloves, and rosemary.

Borrowed from Welsh meddyglyn, commonly interpreted as 'healing liquor', from meddyg ('doctor, medicine') + llyn ('liquor'). The name reflects the herbs once added for supposed medicinal effects.

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