Maitrankn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌɪtraŋk/, U.S.

/ˈmaɪtræŋk/

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Maitrank.

Etymology: < German Maitrank (c1830) < Mai May n.² (the month in which the woodruff comes into flower) + Trank drink (see drench n.). Compare Middle Dutch meidranc (Dutch meidrank ), and the synonymous German Maibowle , Dutch meiwijn . Compare slightly earlier May drink n. at May n.² Compounds 1d.Not fully naturalized in English.

Chiefly in German or German-speaking contexts: wine flavoured with sugar and woodruff; a drink of this. Cf. May drink n. at May n.² Compounds 1d.

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > drinks made with wine > [noun] > wine flavoured with herbs

sage wine1597

purl royal1675

cool tankard1688

cool cup1775

May drink1851

Maitrank1858

May wine1890

May bowl1951

1852 T. F. Betton tr. V. Regnault Elements Chem. II. 661 Its existence [i.e. that of coumarin] has been detected in the flowers of the melilot, and the sweet woodruff, called waldmeister by the Germans, who use it in the preparation of an agreeable beverage, called maitrank.]

1858 ‘G. Eliot’ Jrnl. 26 May (1998) 317 Delicious Mai-trank, made by putting the fresh ‘Waldmeister’—a cruciferous plant with a small white flower..into mild wine, together with sugar.

a1896 G. Du Maurier Martian (1897) 273 You might sit for sixpence in a pretty garden and drink coffee, beer, or Maitrank.

1899 G. Jekyll Wood & Garden vi. 60 The pretty little Woodruff..revives memories..of Maitrank, that best of the ‘cup’ tribe of pleasant drinks, whose flavour is borrowed from its flowering tips.

1908 E. R. Emerson Beverages II. ii. 51 The Herr German finds a more poetical use for it [i.e. woodruff] by infusing it in wine and making his celebrated maitrank.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maitrank
释义	Maitrankn. Brit. /ˈmʌɪtraŋk/, U.S. /ˈmaɪtræŋk/ Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Maitrank. Etymology: < German Maitrank (c1830) < Mai May n.² (the month in which the woodruff comes into flower) + Trank drink (see drench n.). Compare Middle Dutch meidranc (Dutch meidrank ), and the synonymous German Maibowle , Dutch meiwijn . Compare slightly earlier May drink n. at May n.² Compounds 1d.Not fully naturalized in English. Chiefly in German or German-speaking contexts: wine flavoured with sugar and woodruff; a drink of this. Cf. May drink n. at May n.² Compounds 1d. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > drinks made with wine > [noun] > wine flavoured with herbs sage wine1597 purl royal1675 cool tankard1688 cool cup1775 May drink1851 Maitrank1858 May wine1890 May bowl1951 1852 T. F. Betton tr. V. Regnault Elements Chem. II. 661 Its existence [i.e. that of coumarin] has been detected in the flowers of the melilot, and the sweet woodruff, called waldmeister by the Germans, who use it in the preparation of an agreeable beverage, called maitrank.] 1858 ‘G. Eliot’ Jrnl. 26 May (1998) 317 Delicious Mai-trank, made by putting the fresh ‘Waldmeister’—a cruciferous plant with a small white flower..into mild wine, together with sugar. a1896 G. Du Maurier Martian (1897) 273 You might sit for sixpence in a pretty garden and drink coffee, beer, or Maitrank. 1899 G. Jekyll Wood & Garden vi. 60 The pretty little Woodruff..revives memories..of Maitrank, that best of the ‘cup’ tribe of pleasant drinks, whose flavour is borrowed from its flowering tips. 1908 E. R. Emerson Beverages II. ii. 51 The Herr German finds a more poetical use for it [i.e. woodruff] by infusing it in wine and making his celebrated maitrank. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1858
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