mavys

Middle English

Alternative forms

maveys, mavyce, mawysse, mawys

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman mauvis, possibly from a Medieval Latin *malvitius.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maːˈviːs/, /ˈmaːvis/

Noun

mavys (plural mavys)

song thrush

Descendants

English: mavis
Scots: mavis

References

“māvī̆s, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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