"mery" meaning in Middle English

See mery in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɛriː(ə)/, /ˈmiriː(ə)/, /ˈmuriː(ə)/ Forms: meriere [comparative], meriest [superlative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English meriġe, miriġe, myriġe, myreġe, myrġe, from Proto-West Germanic *murgī, from Proto-Germanic *murguz, from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus. Doublet of bref. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|meriġe}} Old English meriġe, {{m|ang|miriġe}} miriġe, {{m|ang|myriġe}} myriġe, {{m|ang|myreġe}} myreġe, {{m|ang|myrġe}} myrġe, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*murgī}} Proto-West Germanic *murgī, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*murguz}} Proto-Germanic *murguz, {{inh|enm|ine-pro|*mréǵʰus}} Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus, {{doublet|enm|bref}} Doublet of bref Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|||comparative|meriere|superlative|meriest|head=}} mery (comparative meriere, superlative meriest), {{enm-adj||meriere|meriest}} mery (comparative meriere, superlative meriest)
  1. Happy, joyful, pleased; in a good mood or state of mind:
    Tending to be happy; jovial, merry, good-natured, blissful.
    Categories (topical): Emotions, Sound
    Sense id: en-mery-enm-adj-ZA4IRKXj Disambiguation of Emotions: 12 12 12 12 6 3 4 7 4 8 6 8 4 2 Disambiguation of Sound: 21 21 23 21 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 10 10 10 13 14 2 1 9 0 2 6 6 7 4
  2. Happy, joyful, pleased; in a good mood or state of mind:
    Creating or pertaining to happiness; nice, good, delightful.
    Categories (topical): Emotions, Sound
    Sense id: en-mery-enm-adj-pw~-Nf9K Disambiguation of Emotions: 12 12 12 12 6 3 4 7 4 8 6 8 4 2 Disambiguation of Sound: 21 21 23 21 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 10 10 10 13 14 2 1 9 0 2 6 6 7 4
  3. Happy, joyful, pleased; in a good mood or state of mind:
    (of a time or place) Happy, nice, good, bounteous.
    Categories (topical): Emotions, Sound
    Sense id: en-mery-enm-adj-c5uDDA9P Disambiguation of Emotions: 12 12 12 12 6 3 4 7 4 8 6 8 4 2 Disambiguation of Sound: 21 21 23 21 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 10 10 10 13 14 2 1 9 0 2 6 6 7 4
  4. Happy, joyful, pleased; in a good mood or state of mind:
    (of speech or sound) Useful, entertaining, appealing.
    Categories (topical): Emotions, Sound
    Sense id: en-mery-enm-adj-6B8ehq7R Disambiguation of Emotions: 12 12 12 12 6 3 4 7 4 8 6 8 4 2 Disambiguation of Sound: 21 21 23 21 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 10 10 10 12 11 1 1 10 0 2 7 7 8 5 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 10 10 10 13 14 2 1 9 0 2 6 6 7 4
  5. Attractive, good-looking; pleasing to one's eyes. Categories (topical): Appearance
    Sense id: en-mery-enm-adj-wMwH~lHY Disambiguation of Appearance: 5 5 5 15 29 8 6 9 4 8 2 2 1 0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 10 10 10 12 11 1 1 10 0 2 7 7 8 5 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 10 10 10 13 14 2 1 9 0 2 6 6 7 4
  6. Having a good, nice or pleasing scent or smell. Categories (topical): Smell
    Sense id: en-mery-enm-adj-CAG67qbk Disambiguation of Smell: 4 4 4 10 15 43 3 8 1 4 1 2 0 2
  7. Powerful, mighty, tough; having much strength.
    Sense id: en-mery-enm-adj-TaPNOFda
  8. (rare) Full of humor (due to drink). Tags: rare Categories (topical): Sound
    Sense id: en-mery-enm-adj-R55pvDcT Disambiguation of Sound: 21 21 23 21 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 10 10 10 12 11 1 1 10 0 2 7 7 8 5
  9. (rare) Active, fast, vigorous. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-mery-enm-adj-cSQJIudB
  10. (rare) Intelligent, smart, learned. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Mind
    Sense id: en-mery-enm-adj-3Bd2jgOw Disambiguation of Mind: 10 10 10 10 7 5 8 6 8 15 4 5 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Time Related terms: merily, merines, mirien, myrthe
Disambiguation of Time: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synonyms: merie, mirie, myrie, murie, murȝe, merye, myrry, myry, miry, mirye, myriȝe, myrye, murye, miri, meri, mury

Adverb

IPA: /ˈmɛriː(ə)/, /ˈmiriː(ə)/, /ˈmuriː(ə)/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English meriġe, miriġe, myriġe, myreġe, myrġe, from Proto-West Germanic *murgī, from Proto-Germanic *murguz, from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus. Doublet of bref. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|meriġe}} Old English meriġe, {{m|ang|miriġe}} miriġe, {{m|ang|myriġe}} myriġe, {{m|ang|myreġe}} myreġe, {{m|ang|myrġe}} myrġe, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*murgī}} Proto-West Germanic *murgī, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*murguz}} Proto-Germanic *murguz, {{inh|enm|ine-pro|*mréǵʰus}} Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus, {{doublet|enm|bref}} Doublet of bref Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb||||{{{2}}}|head=}} mery, {{enm-adv}} mery
  1. Merrily, gladly, jovially; in a happy or merry way.
    Sense id: en-mery-enm-adv-mCobv0pP
  2. Pleasingly, delightfully; in a way causing happiness.
    Sense id: en-mery-enm-adv-UfBx0lD9
  3. (rare) Attractively, nicely. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-mery-enm-adv-LuQJnpzU
  4. (rare) Without strength or harshness. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-mery-enm-adv-xTSWKxY0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Time
Disambiguation of Time: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Synonyms: merie, mirie, myrie, murie, murȝe, merye, myrry, myry, miry, mirye, myriȝe, myrye, murye, miri, meri, mury

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    {
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    {
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      "word": "miry"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mirye"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "murye"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "miri"
    },
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      "word": "meri"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mury"
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}
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  "lang_code": "enm",
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      "word": "mirien"
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      "glosses": [
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      "glosses": [
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Attractive, good-looking; pleasing to one's eyes."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Having a good, nice or pleasing scent or smell."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Powerful, mighty, tough; having much strength."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Full of humor (due to drink)."
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      ],
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        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Active, fast, vigorous."
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        "(rare) Active, fast, vigorous."
      ],
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        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Intelligent, smart, learned."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) Intelligent, smart, learned."
      ],
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        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈmɛriː(ə)/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈmiriː(ə)/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmuriː(ə)/"
    }
  ],
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    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "merye"
    },
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      "word": "myrry"
    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "miry"
    },
    {
      "word": "mirye"
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    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "murye"
    },
    {
      "word": "miri"
    },
    {
      "word": "meri"
    },
    {
      "word": "mury"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mery"
}

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    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
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        "1": "enm",
        "2": "bref"
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      "name": "head"
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "adv",
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      "glosses": [
        "Merrily, gladly, jovially; in a happy or merry way."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Pleasingly, delightfully; in a way causing happiness."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Attractively, nicely."
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        "(rare) Attractively, nicely."
      ],
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        "rare"
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Without strength or harshness."
      ],
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        "(rare) Without strength or harshness."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛriː(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmiriː(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmuriː(ə)/"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "merie"
    },
    {
      "word": "mirie"
    },
    {
      "word": "myrie"
    },
    {
      "word": "murie"
    },
    {
      "word": "murȝe"
    },
    {
      "word": "merye"
    },
    {
      "word": "myrry"
    },
    {
      "word": "myry"
    },
    {
      "word": "miry"
    },
    {
      "word": "mirye"
    },
    {
      "word": "myriȝe"
    },
    {
      "word": "myrye"
    },
    {
      "word": "murye"
    },
    {
      "word": "miri"
    },
    {
      "word": "meri"
    },
    {
      "word": "mury"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mery"
}

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