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

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːzəd/
  • (Late ME) IPA(key): /ˈmaːzd/

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

References

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