merines

Middle English

Alternative forms

• mirines, myrynesse, mirynes

Etymology

From mery +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛriːnɛs/, /ˈmiriːnɛs/

Noun

merines (rare, Late Middle English)

1. merriness

Descendants

• English: merriness

References

• “mirīnes(se (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-09.