mareis

Middle English

Noun

mareis

1. alternative form of mareys

Old French

Alternative forms

• maresc, marois

Etymology

From Medieval Latin mariscus, from Frankish *marisk (“marsh, swamp”).

Noun

mareis oblique singular, m (oblique plural mareis, nominative singular mareis, nominative plural mareis)

1. marsh
   • c. 1250, Marie de France, Yonec:

     devers le burc sunt li mareis

     in front of the city are the marshes

Descendants

• Norman: mathais (Jersey)
• Middle French: marais
  • French: marais, marécage
• → Middle Dutch: marasch
  • Dutch: moeras
  • → English: morass
  • → Middle Low German: mōras
    • → German: Morast
• → Middle English: mareys
  • English: marish

Portuguese

Verb

mareis

1. second-person plural present subjunctive of marar