marsh

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English

Etymology

From Middle English merssh, from Old English mersċ, merisċ, from Proto-West Germanic *marisk, derived from *mari, equivalent to mere (sea, body of water) +‎ -ish. Doublet of marish and morass. Cognate with West Frisian mersk, Dutch meers (grassland, meadow) and Dutch moeras, German Marsch. More at mere.

Pronunciation

Noun

marsh (plural marshes)

  1. An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass.
    Coordinate terms: bog, moor, swamp
    live in the marsh

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References

  1. ^ Krapp, George Philip (1925) The English Language in America, volume II, New York: Century Co. for the Modern Language Association of America, →OCLC, page 222.

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Middle English

Noun

marsh

  1. Alternative form of merssh