mesaise

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See also: mesaisé, and mésaise

Middle English

Noun

mesaise (plural mesaises)

  1. Alternative spelling of myssease

References

Old French

Alternative forms

Noun

mesaise oblique singularf (oblique plural mesaises, nominative singular mesaise, nominative plural mesaises)

  1. suffering
    • c. 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, Champion Classiques edition, →ISBN, page 168, line 2021:
      plaint sa mesaise e sa grant peine
      she lamented her suffering and her great pain
  2. hardship; poverty; lack of resources

Descendants

  • English: misease
  • French: mésaise

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