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)

1. stinking chamomile, mayweed (Anthemis cotula)

Descendants

• ⇒ English: mayweed, maidenweed

References

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