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Middle English
- 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)
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