merries
plural of merry
• Riemers
Source: Wiktionary
Mer"ry, a. [Compar. Merrier; superl. Merriest.] Etym: [OE. merie, mirie, murie, merry, pleasant, AS. merge, myrige, pleasant; cf. murge, adv.; prob. akin to OHG. murg, short, Goth. gamaúrgjan to shorten; cf. L. murcus a coward, who cuts off his thumb to escape military service; the Anglo-Saxon and English meanings coming from the idea of making the time seem short. Cf. Mirth.]
1. Laughingly gay; overflowing with good humor and good spirits; jovial; inclined to laughter or play ; sportive. They drank, and were merry with him. Gen. xliii. 34. I am never merry when I hear sweet music. Shak.
2. Cheerful; joyous; not sad; happy. Is any merry Jas. v. 13.
3. Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight; as, merry jest. "Merry wind and weather." Spenser. Merry dancers. See under Dancer.
– Merry men, followers; retainers. [Obs.] His merie men commanded he To make him bothe game and glee. Chaucer.
– To make merry, to be jovial; to indulge in hilarity; to feast with mirth. Judg. ix. 27.
Syn.
– Cheerful; blithe; lively; sprightly; vivacious; gleeful; joyous; mirthful; jocund; sportive; hilarious.
Mer"ry, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A kind of wild red cherry.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 April 2024
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