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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread meed #117051 12/03/2003 12:47 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 A word I have not seen for quite a while: "My thanks, and mycongratulations, are equally the meed of Mr Dorrit and of Miss Dorrit.'" Webster's 1913 Dictionary Definition: \Meed\, n. [OE. mede, AS. m[=e]d, meord; akin to OS. m?da, OHG. miata, mieta, G. miethe hire, Goth. mizd[=o] reward, Bohem. & Russ. mzda, Gr. mistho`s, Skr. m[imac]dha. [root]276.] 1. That which is bestowed or rendered in consideration of merit; reward; recompense. A rosy garland was the victor's meed. --Spenser. 2. Merit or desert; worth. My meed hath got me fame. --Shak. 3. A gift; also, a bride. [Obs.] --Chaucer. \Meed\, v. t. 1. To reward; to repay. [Obs.] --Waytt. 2. To deserve; to merit. [Obs.] --Heywood. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: meed/Scrabble? #117052 12/26/2003 4:16 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Altogether different from mead. What was that Scrabble reference that tsuwm posted once? I do wish I could remember it--but it seems that even it was incomplete in showing which words could be played in Scrabble. Thanks for this 'meed', wwh. It's good to have another word for: wreath laurels crown diadem Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,383 Members9,211 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 33 A C Bowden 17 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,208 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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