maythe
Middle English
editAlternative forms
edit- maiwe, mathge, mauthe, mawȝt, mawt, mawth, mawþe, mayche, mayþe, meythe
- mæȝeðe, meiðe (Early Middle English)
- mawthen, maythes, maythen (from the plural)
Etymology
editFrom Old English mæġþe, mæġeðe; compare Middle Low German mēgedeblōme, Middle High German magetbluome.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmaythe (uncountable)
Descendants
edit- ⇒ English: mayweed, maidenweed
References
edit- “maithe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.