mḏd

Etymology
The proper noun is derived from the participle of the verb, thus perhaps meaning ‘the one who hits the mark’, ‘the true-striking’.

Verb

 * 1)  to physically strike (someone or something) with an arrow or spear
 * 2)  to physically strike with (an arrow or spear)
 * 3)  to hit the target when shooting arrows
 * 4)  to meet (someone)
 * 5)  to drive in (a stake or pale)
 * 6)  to symbolically drive an implement, originally one’s little finger, into (the mouth) of the deceased in the  ritual
 * 7)  to press hard on, as if to drive in
 * 8)  to obey, to follow (an order)
 * 9)  to practise (a virtue)
 * 10)  to follow, to stay true to (a path)
 * 11)  to distribute, to share out to the proper target
 * 12)  to impose (something) as a duty in the form of corvee labor or taxes

Noun

 * 1) dues or obligations in the form of corvee labor or taxes

Proper noun



 * 1) Medjed, a minor god mentioned in the Book of the Dead