malvesye

Middle English

Alternative forms

• malevesyn, malveisyn, malvesey, malveseye, malvesie, malvesin, malvesy, malvesyn, malvesyne, mauvesyn, mawvesie

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman malvesie, malvesey, from Old Italian Malvasia, from Ancient Greek Μονεμβασία (Monembasía). Doublet of malmesye.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /malvɛˈziː(ə)/, /ˈmalvɛziː(ə)/, /-iːn/

Noun

malvesye (uncountable)

1. malvoisie, malmsey (type of wine)

   Synonym: malmesye

Descendants

• English: malvesey, malvoisie

References

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