bragget

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English bragot, braket, from Middle Welsh bragawd, bragaut, bragod, from brag (“malt”).

Noun

bragget (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A liquor made of fermented ale and honey with spices.
    • Ben Jonson
      You have in draughts of Darby drill'd your men,
      And we have serv'd there, armed all in ale,
      With the brown bowl, and charg'd in bragget stale […]

Synonyms

  • mead (“alcoholic drink fermented from honey and water”)
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