Meaning

1 senses

  1. (archaic, poetic)A marsh.

Origin

From Middle English mareys, marys, from Anglo-Norman mareis, mereis, or from Middle French

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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Forms

plural: marishes

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
marineB1marinerC2marionettemaritalmaritimemarkA2
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