μέλῐ, τό,
genitive ῐτος, etc;
dative μέλι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:—
honey, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; said to be made from the palm (φοῖνιξ), [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2) in comparisons, of anything sweet, especially of eloquence, μέλιτος γλυκίων ῥέεν αὐδή [
Refs 8th c.BC+], of those who refuse to take 'the rough with the smooth', [
Refs 7th c.BC+]
II)
sweet gum collected from certain trees,
manna, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; μ. ἄγριον, μαινόμενον, [
Refs 1st c.BC+]. (Cf. Gothic
milip, Latin
mel.)