Martre, sb. marten, a kind of weasel.  SkD.—­OF. martre.  Cf. MerA deg..

Martrik, sb. marten, S3; mertrik, JD.

Martryn, sb. marten’s fur, HD; marterns, pl., HD; marterons, HD; matrons, HD.

Martyr, sb. martyr, Cath.—­AF. martir; Church Lat. martyr (Vulg.); Gr. [Greek:  martur].

Martyr, v. to torment, Cath.; martyre, C.—­AF. martirer.

Martyrdome, sb. torment, martyrdom, Cath.; martirdam, C.

Mary, sb. marrow, C, C3, Prompt., Cath. (n); marghe, Cath.; mergh, H; merghe, Cath. (n), H; mar3*, Cath. (n); merow3*, W2; merowis, pl., W2.—­AS. mearh.

Maschen, v. to mash, beat into a confused mass; maschyn (in brewing), Prompt.; meshe, S.—­Cp.  MHG. meisch; see Kluge.

Mase, sb. maze, confusion, a wild fancy, confused throng, P, S2, C.

Mased, pp. confused, bewildered, WA, PP, S2, C3.

Masednesse, sb. amaze, C2.

Maseliche, adv. confusedly, SkD (s.v. maze).

Maselin, sb. a kind of drinking-cup, sometimes made of maslin, HD; maselyn, C2.  See Mestling.

Massage, sb. message, S3 ; see Message.

Masse, sb. mass, P; see Messe.

Mast, most, S2; see Most.

Mastil3*on, sb. mixtilio, a mixture of wheat and rye, Cath.; mastlyone, HD (s.v. maslin]; mastline, ND; mestlyone, mixtilio , Prompt.—­Late Lat. mestillionem, mistilionem, mestilonem, see Ducange (s.v. mixtum), also mixtilionem (Voc.); cp.  OF. mesteil (meteil in Cotg.).  Cp. Mestling.

Mat, pt, s. measured, W; see Meten.

Mate, adj. defeated utterly, confounded, exhausted, dispirited, B, SkD; mat, C3; maat, C, S3.—­OF. mat; Arab. mAct, dead (used in chess).

Mate, sb. checkmate, S3.

Maten, v. to checkmate, defeat, confound, S3, HD; matyn, Prompt.—­OF. mater.

Matere, sb. material, stuff, matter, subject, S2, C, C2, C3, PP; mater, PP; mateere, C, PP; matiere, S2; materie, S2.—­OF. matere; Lat. materia.

MaA deg.elen, v-to talk, S.—­AS. maA deg.elian, to harangue, from mA|A deg.el, council, meeting; cp.  Goth, mathljan, to speak, from mathl, a meeting-place, market, also Icel. mA|la, from mAil; herewith is connected Low Lat. mallum, parliament.