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marish

/ˈmaɹɪʃ/ UK

Where it comes from

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.

noun marishes · marrish · marys

archaic, poetic A marsh. 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

adjective more marish · most marish · marrish · marys

archaic, poetic Marshy; growing in bogs or marshes. And the silvery marish flowers that throng / The desolate creeks and pools among,
Similar: boggy, quaggy, swampy

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@misc{marish_2026,
  title = {marish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/marish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}