hydromel

(hī′drə mel′)

noun

a mixture of honey and water that becomes mead when fermented

Origin: ME ydromel (prob. via OFr ydromelle) < L hydromeli < Gr < hydōr, water + meli, honey: see mildew

See hydromel in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A mixture of water and honey that becomes mead when fermented.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English ydromel

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin hydromeli

Origin: , from Greek hudromeli

Origin: : hudro-, hydro-

Origin: + meli, honey; see melit- in Indo-European roots

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