medd

Maltese

Root
m-d-d
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مَدَّ (madda).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛt/

Verb

medd (imperfect jmidd, past participle mimdud)

  1. (transitive) to lay (something on a surface, especially one's hand)

Conjugation

Conjugation of medd (Form I)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m meddejt meddejt medd meddejna meddejtu meddew
f meddet
imperfect m mmidd tmidd jmidd mmiddu tmiddu jmiddu
f tmidd
imperative midd middu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m meddejtx meddejtx meddx meddejniex meddejtux meddewx
f medditx
imperfect m mmiddx tmiddx jmiddx mmiddux tmiddux jmiddux
f tmiddx
imperative tmiddx tmiddux

Middle English

Etymology 1

Adjective

medd

  1. alternative form of mad

Etymology 2

Verb

medd

  1. alternative form of madden

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meːð/
  • Rhymes: -eːð

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh medd, from Proto-Brythonic *með, from Proto-Celtic *medu (mead), from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (honey; honey wine).

Noun

medd m (uncountable)

  1. mead
  • meddw (intoxicated)

Etymology 2

From the same source as meddu (to rule, possess). Compare with Middle Breton mez (ability), Old Irish med, Modern Irish meadh.

Noun

medd f (plural meddau or meddion)

  1. authority, power
  2. possession(s)

Etymology 3

Verb

medd

  1. (colloquial, defective) synonym of meddai (says)

Mutation

Mutated forms of medd
radical soft nasal aspirate
medd fedd unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

medd

  1. nasal mutation of bedd (grave)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bedd
radical soft nasal aspirate
bedd fedd medd unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “medd”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “medd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies