marish

English

Alternative forms

• marrish [16th–19th c.]
• marys [14th–15th c.]

Etymology

From Middle English mareys, marys, from Anglo-Norman mareis, mereis, or from Middle French mares, marest, both from Late Latin mariscus, from Proto-West Germanic *marisk (“marsh”). Doublet of marsh and morass.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɹɪʃ/

Noun

marish (plural marishes)

1. (now poetic or archaic) A marsh.
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “primum”, in Le Morte Darthur, book X:

     Thenne sir Tristram departed / and in euery place he asked & demaunded after sir Launcelot / but in no place he coude not here of hym whether he were dede or on lyue / […] / Soo syr Tristram rode by a forest and then̄e was he ware of a fayre toure by a mareyse on that one syde / and on that other syde a fayr medowe

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   • 1674, John Milton, “Book XII”, in Paradise Lost. […], 2nd edition, London: […] S[amuel] Simmons […], →OCLC, page 333:

     The Cherubim descended; on the ground / Gliding meteorous, as evening-mist / Risen from a river o'er the marish glides, / And gathers ground fast at the labourer's heel / Homeward returning.

Adjective

marish (comparative more marish, superlative most marish)

1. (now poetic or archaic) Marshy; growing in bogs or marshes.
   • 1830, Alfred Tennyson, “The Dying Swan”, in Poems, Chiefly Lyrical:

     And the silvery marish flowers that throng / The desolate creeks and pools among,

   • 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:

     after the manner of Cards or Maps, the utmost limits of knowne Countries, are set downe to be full of thicke marrish grounds, shady forrests, desart and uncouth places.

   • 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:

     At the first outset, heavy, miry ground and a matted, marish vegetation greatly delayed our progress; […]

Synonyms

• boggy, quaggy, swampy; see also Thesaurus:marshy

Anagrams

• harims, Rahims, Shamir, HIMARS, Mishar, ihrams, Mishra, mahsir

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish immallé +‎ fri (“along with”), compare Irish moille le, Scottish Gaelic maille ri and Classical Gaelic maille ré.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛːrʲəʃ/

Preposition

marish

1. with

   Va mee caggey marish my charrey. ― I was fighting with (i.e. alongside) my friend.

Inflection

	singular				plural
Person:	1st	2nd	3rd		1st	2nd	3rd
			m	f
normal	marym	mayrt	mârish	maree	marin	meriu	maroo
emphatic	maryms	mayrts	marishyn	mareeish	marinyn	meriuish	maroosyn

Derived terms

• fow marish (“have sex with”)

Pronoun

mârish

1. third-person singular of marish

   with him/it

Derived terms

• marishyn (emphatic)