mased

English

Verb

mased

  1. simple past and past participle of mase

Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the past participle of masen.

Pronunciation

Adjective

mased

  1. Bewildered, amazed, perplexed, or misled.
  2. Terrified, scared, worried, or despairing; experiencing trauma or distress.
  3. Insane, psychotic, mad or angry; not of sound or calm mind
  4. Tired, weary (from shock or stress)
    • c. 1368, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Book of the Duchess, as recorded c. 1440–1450 in Bodleian Library MS. Fairfax 16, folio 130r:
      Al is ylyche goode to me / Ioy or sorowe wherso hyt be / For I haue felynge in no thynge / But as it were a mased thynge / Alway in poynt to falle a down
      Everything is equally good to me— / Joy or sorrow, however it might be— / For I feel nothing about anything, / But am like some dazed thing, / Always on the brink of falling down.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: mazed
  • Scots: mazed

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