mathe
See also: Mathe
Norman
Alternative forms
- mare (continental Normandy, Guernsey)
- mar (Sark)
Etymology
From Old French mare.
Pronunciation
Audio (Jersey) (file)
Noun
mathe f (plural mathes)
- (Jersey) pond
Scots
Etymology
Old English maþa, from Proto-Germanic *maþô (“worm”), from Proto-Indo-European *math-, *moth- (“used for insects and vermin”). Cognate with Dutch made, German Made and related to Swedish mask, Danish madike, archaic English maddock (English maggot).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meɪð/
Noun
mathe (plural mathes)
- a grub, a maggot, an earthworm