maythe
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- maiwe, mathge, mauthe, mawȝt, mawt, mawth, mawþe, mayche, mayþe, meythe
- mæȝeðe, meiðe (Early Middle English)
- mawthen, maythes, maythen (from the plural)
Etymology[edit]
From Old English mæġþe, mæġeðe; compare Middle Low German mēgedeblōme, Middle High German magetbluome.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
maythe (uncountable)
Descendants[edit]
- ⇒ English: mayweed, maidenweed
References[edit]
- “maithe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.