marish
/ˈmaɹɪʃ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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"
- "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."
- "And the silvery marish flowers that throng / The desolate creeks and pools among,"
- "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."
- "At the first outset, heavy, miry ground and a matted, marish vegetation greatly delayed our progress; […]"
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈmaɹɪʃ/
Usage
Inflected Forms
marishes (plural)
marrish (alternative)
marys (alternative)
more marish (comparative)
most marish (superlative)