marish

English

Alternative forms

• marrish [16th–19th c.]
• marys [14th–15th c.]

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɹɪʃ/

Noun

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

marish (comparative more marish, superlative most marish)

1. (now poetic or archaic) Marshy; growing in bogs or marshes.
   • 1830, Alfred Tennyson, “The Dying Swan”, in Poems, Chiefly Lyrical:

     And the silvery marish flowers that throng / The desolate creeks and pools among,

   • 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:

     after the manner of Cards or Maps, the utmost limits of knowne Countries, are set downe to be full of thicke marrish grounds, shady forrests, desart and uncouth places.

   • 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:

     At the first outset, heavy, miry ground and a matted, marish vegetation greatly delayed our progress; […]

Synonyms

• boggy, quaggy, swampy; see also Thesaurus:marshy

Anagrams

• harims, Rahims, Shamir, HIMARS, Mishar, ihrams, Mishra, mahsir

Manx

Alternative forms

• mârish

Preposition

marish

1. with

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

Inflection

	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

Derived terms

• fow marish (“have sex with”)

Pronoun

marish

1. third-person singular of marish

   with him/it

Derived terms

• marishyn (emphatic)