mayern.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪə/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪər/

Forms: 1500s– Mayer, 1700s– Mayer.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: may v.³, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < may v.³ + -er suffix¹.

A person who participates in the festivities of May Day or of the month of May; a person who goes maying.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > persons and characters > [noun] > participant in May-day festivities

mayer1578

Maygamesterc1585

1578 M.S. in R. Edwards Paradyse Daynty Deuises (new ed.) sig. Diii Modest maying mettest is, of this you may be suer, A modest maying quietnes, to Mayers doth procure.

1756 W. Toldervy Hist. Two Orphans II. 152 They set out on foot to join the merry mayers.

1823 in W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1826) I. 566 Parties of these Mayers are seen dancing.

1893 ‘Q’ Delectable Duchy 23 All but a few of the mayers had risen from the table.

1966 A. Jobson Suffolk Cal. i. 57 In Cambridgeshire the Mayers went round the villages at three o'clock in the morning and left a branch of may at each door.

1976 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 2 May 3/1 The Mayers assemble, the Teazer comes with club swinging [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mayer
释义	mayern. Brit. /ˈmeɪə/, U.S. /ˈmeɪər/ Forms: 1500s– Mayer, 1700s– Mayer. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: may v.³, -er suffix¹. Etymology: < may v.³ + -er suffix¹. A person who participates in the festivities of May Day or of the month of May; a person who goes maying. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > persons and characters > [noun] > participant in May-day festivities mayer1578 Maygamesterc1585 1578 M.S. in R. Edwards Paradyse Daynty Deuises (new ed.) sig. Diii Modest maying mettest is, of this you may be suer, A modest maying quietnes, to Mayers doth procure. 1756 W. Toldervy Hist. Two Orphans II. 152 They set out on foot to join the merry mayers. 1823 in W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1826) I. 566 Parties of these Mayers are seen dancing. 1893 ‘Q’ Delectable Duchy 23 All but a few of the mayers had risen from the table. 1966 A. Jobson Suffolk Cal. i. 57 In Cambridgeshire the Mayers went round the villages at three o'clock in the morning and left a branch of may at each door. 1976 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 2 May 3/1 The Mayers assemble, the Teazer comes with club swinging [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1578
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