maythe

Middle English

Alternative forms

maiwe, mathge, mauthe, mawȝt, mawt, mawth, mawþe, mayche, mayþe, meythe
mæȝeðe, meiðe (Early Middle English)
mawthen, maythes, maythen (from the plural)

Etymology

From Old English mæġþe, mæġeðe; compare Middle Low German mēgedeblōme, Middle High German magetbluome.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmæi̯ð(ə)/, /ˈmau̯ð(ə)/

Noun

maythe (uncountable)

stinking chamomile, mayweed (Anthemis cotula)

Descendants

⇒ English: mayweed, maidenweed

References

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

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