malmesye

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

malmasye, malmesey, malmesyn, malmsey

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Middle Dutch malemeseye, from Old Italian Malvasia, from Ancient Greek Μονεμβασία (Monembasía). Doublet of malvesye.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /malmɛˈziː(ə)/, /ˈmalmɛziː(ə)/, /-iːn/

Noun edit

malmesye (uncountable)

malvoisie, malmsey (type of wine)
Synonym: malvesye

Descendants edit

English: malmsey

References edit

“malvesī(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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