mead-bench

See also: mead bench

English

Etymology

Calque of Old English medusetl or medubenċ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiːd bɛnt͡ʃ/

Noun

mead-bench (plural mead-benches)

  1. (historical) A bench in a mead hall.
    • 1999, Seamus Heaney, “Introduction”, in Beowulf, London: Faber and Faber, page xvi:
      Gold is a constant element, gleaming solidly in underground vaults, on the breasts of queens or the arms and regalia of warriors on the mead-benches.
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