maythe
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.