mavys

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

maveys, mavyce, mawysse, mawys

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman mauvis, possibly from a Medieval Latin *malvitius.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /maːˈviːs/, /ˈmaːvis/

Noun edit

mavys (plural mavys)

song thrush

Descendants edit

English: mavis
Scots: mavis

References edit

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

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