oxymel en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɒksɪmɛl/ (UK)
Etymology
From Middle English oximel, from Late Latin oxymel, oxymeli (“acid and honey”), from Ancient Greek ὀξύμελι (oxúmeli).
Meanings
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(historical) A mixture of honey, water, and vinegar, boiled to a syrup, sometimes mixed with herbs or spices.
If it long continue, vomits may be taken after meat, or otherwise gently procured with warm water, oxymel, etc., now and then.
1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II, section 5, member 3, subsection i:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oxymels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (31)
ar سِرْكَنْجَبِين (Translations) · ota سركنگبین (Translations) · de Honigessig (Translations) · de Oxymel (Translations) · fi oxymel (Translations) · ar سِكَنْجُبِين (Translations) · fa سرکنگبین (Translations) · grc ὀξύμελι (Translations) · de Sauerhonig (Translations) · io mielmixuro (Translations) · ar سِكَنْجَبِين (Translations) · enm oximel (Translations) · fi hapanhunaja (Translations) · tr sirkengebin (Translations) · la oxymeli (Translations) · tr sikencebin (Translations) · sv oxymel (Translations) · de Essigsirup (Translations) · la oxymelum (Translations) · fr oxymel (Translations) · ota سركنجبین (Translations) · it ossimiele (Translations) · cs oxymel (Translations) · ota سركنگبین (Translations) · fa سکنجبین (Translations) · ar سِرْكَنْجُبِين (Translations) · de Essigmet (Translations) · la oxymel (Translations) · ota سكنجبین (Translations) · tr sirkencebin (Translations) · fa سکنگبین (Translations)