wine mey (#), bâdé (#), nabid (#) Fr.: vin The fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less (Dictionary.com). Etymology (EN): M.E., O.E. win, cognate with O.H.G. win, Du. wijn, Ger. Wein, from L. vinum “wine,” from PIE *woin-o-, related Gk. word oinos. Etymology (PE): Mey, variant mol “wine;” Mid.Pers. mad, may “wine;”
Av. maδu- “wine;” cf. Skt. madhu- “wine, sweet drink, sweet;”
Gk. methy “wine;” O.C.S. medu; Lith. medus “honey;”
O.Irish mid; Welsh medd; Breton mez “mead;”
O.E. medu; E. mead “fermented honey drink;” Russ. medved
“(honey-eater) bear.” |