MÉID: Difference between revisions

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[14-7-2025] Reconsidering mead halls. Fragments in U2c. Saxon Alliance and Za. War Games MÉID(E) is singular and (IN)VPPA suggests it should rather be on the meadow.

MÉID(E), plur. -UM/-A can mean (apparently, through context) feasting hall or gift.

Among the early Germanic peoples, a mead hall or feasting hall was a large building with a single room. (wikipedia)

U2c. Friso: Saxon Alliance

[151/09] When his young men came to the mead halls upon the meadow [?] (VPPA THÉRE MÉID) to dance with the youth, they ordered baskets full of spiced cake and barrels (or even whole tuns) of the best beer.

[151/15] all of whom had money in their purses and brought with them trinkets or gifts (MÉIDA), and who wined and dined carefree ~~in the mead halls~~ upon the meadow [?] (VPPA THÉRE MÉID).

[151/25] you shall be able to offer your brides much richer gifts (MÉIDA)

U3b. Gosa: Purity of Language

[158] This gift (MÉIDE) Wralda bestowed upon men

Za. War Games

[197/18] instead of playing games in mead halls upon the meadow [?] (INVPPA THÉRE MÉIDE)

Zc. Reintia’s Dream

[202/25] She traveled by night and spoke at all markets and in all the mead halls [?] (BINNA ALLE MÉIDUM) by day.

Cognates and derived words

meadow - English (Middle En.: medwe; Old En.: mæd, mædwe, mæþ)
made, maat, mede, meet - Dutch
miede - Frisian
Matte - German

Meyen/meien (to enjoy oneself) en vermeyen/vermeien/vermeiden (to relax in nature, to go out for one's pleasure, to enjoy oneself)

Mei, May (month name)

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-  [14-7-2025] Reconsidering ''mead halls''. Fragments in 16c and 19a <span class="fryas">MÉID(E)</span> is singular and (<span class="fryas">IN)VPPA</span> suggests it should rather be ''on the meadow.''
+  [14-7-2025] Reconsidering ''mead halls''. Fragments in [[EN150.19 Saxons|U2c. Saxon Alliance]] and [[EN195.01 Preparation|Za. War Games]] <span class="fryas">MÉID(E)</span> is singular and (<span class="fryas">IN)VPPA</span> suggests it should rather be ''on the meadow.''
 <span class="fryas">MÉID(E)</span>, plur. <span class="fryas">-UM/-A</span> can mean (apparently, through context) feasting hall or gift.<blockquote>''Among the early Germanic peoples, a '''mead hall''' or '''feasting hall''' was a large building with a single room.'' ([[wikipedia:Mead_hall|wikipedia]])</blockquote><u>[[EN150.19 Saxons|U2c.]] Friso: Saxon Alliance</u>
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 <u>[[EN202.06 Reintia|Zc.]] Reintia’s Dream</u>
-[<nowiki/>[[202]]/25] She traveled by night and spoke at all markets and <u>'''''in all''' '''mead halls''''' [?] (<span class="fryas">BINNA ALLE MÉIDUM</span>)</u> by day.
+[<nowiki/>[[202]]/25] She traveled by night and spoke at all markets and <u>'''''in all''' '''the''' '''mead halls''''' [?] (<span class="fryas">BINNA ALLE MÉIDUM</span>)</u> by day.
 == Cognates and derived words ==