† maideuxObs. Also 5 madeus, maydese, ma aydeus. [OF.m'aide deus ‘God help me’.] In phrase so maideux= ‘so help me God’. a1400–50Alexander 729 ‘So madeus’ [Ashm. MS. Sa ma aydeus], quod þis oþer man.Ibid. 4446 And maydese ȝit.Ibid. 5024 ‘So maideux’, quod þe mone-tree.