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