mareis
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Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
mareis
- Alternative form of mareys
Old French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
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
Descendants[edit]
- Norman: mathais (Jersey)
- Middle French: marais
- → Middle Dutch: marasch
- → Middle English: mareys
- English: marish
Portuguese[edit]
Verb[edit]
mareis