A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ May], sb. the month of May, PP; mey, S2.—OF. mai; Lat. maius.

[ May], sb. a virgin, S2, S3, C3, PP, JD.—AS. mǽg, ‘(cognata) femina, virgo;’ see Grein. Cf. [Mæi].

[ May], pr. s. may, can, S2; see [Mæi].

[ May], adj. comp. pl. more in number, B; see [Mo].

[ Mayde], sb. maid, PP, SkD; maide, PP, S; meide, S; mede, S.

[ Mayden], sb. maiden, PP; maydene, PP; meiden, S, SkD; mæiden, S; maydenes, pl., bachelors and spinsters, PP; maidenes, S; maydnes, S.—AS. mæden (Voc.), mægden (Grein).

[ Maydenhod(e)], sb. virginity, PP, C; maydenhede, C3; meidenhed, SkD.

[ Mayn], sb. strength, S3, G, PP, B; main, S: mane, B.—AS. mægen; cp. Icel. megin.

[ Mayne], sb. a company, S2; mayny, S2; see [Meyne].

[ Maynful], adj. powerful, SD; meinfule, S.