may

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/meɪ/]

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1. may (noun) — sense 1

Definition: The hawthorn bush or its blossoms.

Example: The fire from Lindfield was coming down the grassy hillside to the right between the hedges of may.

2. may (verb) — sense 2

Definition: To gather may, or flowers in general.

Example: Soo it befelle in the moneth of May / quene Gueneuer called vnto her knyȝtes of the table round / and she gafe them warnynge that erly vpon the morowe she wold ryde on mayeng in to woodes & feldes besyde westmynstre.
"So it befell in the month of May, Queen Guenever called unto her knights of the Table Round; and she gave them warning that early upon the morrow she would ride a-Maying into woods and fields beside Westminster."

3. may (verb) — sense 3

Definition: To celebrate May Day.

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