meed
Meed (noun) means a payment or recompense made for services rendered or in recognition of some achievement; reward; award.
Etymology
From Middle English meede, mede, from Old English mēd, meord, meard, meorþ (“meed, reward, pay, price, compensation, bribe”), from Proto-West Germanic *miʀdu, from Proto-Germanic *mizdō (“meed”), from Proto-Indo-European *misdʰéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to exchange”). Cognate with obsolete Dutch miede (“wages”), Low German Meed (“rent”), German Miete (“rent”), Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌶𐌳𐍉 (mizdō, “meed, reward, payment, recompense”); further Ancient Greek μισθός (misthós, “wage”), Old Church Slavonic мьзда (mĭzda, “reward”), Sanskrit मीळ्ह (mīḷhá), Sanskrit मीढ (mīḍhá), Avestan 𐬨𐬍𐬲𐬛𐬀 (mīžda).
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What is the meaning of meed?
"meed" (noun) means a payment or recompense made for services rendered or in recognition of some achievement; reward; award.
What are the different meanings of meed?
"meed" has 3 main meanings: 1. A payment or recompense made for services rendered or in recognition of some achievement; reward; award; 2. A gift; bribe; 3. Merit; worth.