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Webster 1913 Edition
Meed
Meed
(mēd)
, Noun.
[OE.
mede
, AS. mēd
, meord
; akin to OS. mēda
, OHG. miata
, mieta
, G. miethe
hire, Goth. mizdō
reward, Bohem. & Russ. mzda
, Gr. μισθός
, Skr. mīdha
. √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. Shakespeare
3.
A gift; also, a bride.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
Meed
,Verb.
T.
1.
To reward; to repay.
[Obs.]
Waytt.
2.
To deserve; to merit.
[Obs.]
Heywood.
Webster 1828 Edition
Meed
MEED
, n.1.
Reward; recompense; that which is bestowed or rendered in consideration of merit. Thanks to men
Of noble minds is honorable meed.
2.
A gift or present. [Not used.]