mery
English
Adjective
mery
- Obsolete form of merry.
- 1533, R. Saltwood:
- As plesaunt to the ere as the blacke sanctus Of a sad sorte vpon a mery pyn.
- 1533, R. Saltwood:
Anagrams
Middle English
Alternative forms
- merie, mirie, myrie, murie, murȝe, merye, myrry, myry, miry, mirye, myriȝe, myrye, murye, miri, meri, mury
Etymology
Inherited from Old English meriġe, miriġe, myriġe, myreġe, myrġe, from Proto-Germanic *murguz, from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus. Doublet of bref.
Pronunciation
Adjective
mery (plural and weak singular meriere, comparative meriest)
- Happy, joyful, pleased; in a good mood or state of mind:
- Tending to be happy; jovial, merry, good-natured, blissful.
- Creating or pertaining to happiness; nice, good, delightful.
- (of a time or place) Happy, nice, good, bounteous.
- (of speech or sound) Useful, entertaining, appealing.
- Attractive, good-looking; pleasing to one's eyes.
- Having a good, nice or pleasing scent or smell.
- Powerful, mighty, tough; having much strength.
- (rare) Full of humor (due to drink).
- (rare) Active, fast, vigorous.
- (rare) Intelligent, smart, learned.
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “mirī(e (adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-09.
Adverb
mery
- Merrily, gladly, jovially; in a happy or merry way.
- Pleasingly, delightfully; in a way causing happiness.
- (rare) Attractively, nicely.
- (rare) Without strength or harshness.
References
- “mirī(e (adv.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-09.
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