marish

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Etymology

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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.

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Noun

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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

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marish (comparative more marish, superlative most marish)

  1. (now poetic or archaic) Marshy; growing in bogs or marshes.

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Preposition

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marish

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

Inflection

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Singular Plural
Person 1st 2nd 3rd m. 3rd f. 1st 2nd 3rd
Normal marym mayrt marish maree marin meriu maroo
Emphatic maryms mayrts marishyn mareeish marinyn meriuish maroosyn

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Pronoun

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marish

  1. third-person singular of marish
    with him/it

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