"merssh" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /mɛrʃ/, /marʃ/
Etymology: From Old English merisċ, mersċ, in turn from Proto-West Germanic *marisk; equivalent to mere (“sea”) + -yssh. Doublet of mareys. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|merisċ}} Old English merisċ, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*marisk}} Proto-West Germanic *marisk, {{af|enm|mere|-yssh|id1=sea|t1=sea}} mere (“sea”) + -yssh, {{doublet|enm|mareys}} Doublet of mareys Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} merssh, {{enm-noun|-}} merssh (uncountable)
  1. A region of marshland or damp meadowland. Tags: uncountable Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-merssh-enm-noun-rVnINbK5 Disambiguation of Landforms: 90 10 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -yssh, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -yssh: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. A marsh or damp meadow. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-merssh-enm-noun-FExN4BF3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: marsch, marsh, merche, mersch, mersh, mershe, merss Synonyms (early): mersc Derived forms: mersshy
Disambiguation of 'early': 0 0

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "word": "mersch"
    },
    {
      "word": "mersh"
    },
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