mareis
Middle English edit
Noun edit
mareis
- Alternative form of mareys
Old French edit
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Etymology edit
From Medieval Latin mariscus, from Frankish *marisk (“marsh, swamp”).
Noun edit
mareis oblique singular, m (oblique plural mareis, nominative singular mareis, nominative plural mareis)
- marsh
- c. 1250, Marie de France, Yonec:
- devers le burc sunt li mareis
- in front of the city are the marshes
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Verb edit
mareis