† mevyn.

Forms: 1600s meuy.

Origin: Of uncertain origin.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Probably related to, or an error for, mew n.¹ or one of its cognates; for Anglo-Norman maviz , mauviz denoting a type of seabird see note s.v. mavis n.¹

Obsolete. rare.

A gull, perhaps the common gull, Larus canus.

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1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. i. 17 About his sides a thousand Seaguls bred, The Meuy, and the Halcyon.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	mevy
释义	† mevyn. Forms: 1600s meuy. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Probably related to, or an error for, mew n.¹ or one of its cognates; for Anglo-Norman maviz , mauviz denoting a type of seabird see note s.v. mavis n.¹ Obsolete. rare. A gull, perhaps the common gull, Larus canus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Laridae (gulls and terns) > [noun] > member of genus Larus (gull) > larus canus (common gull) meweOE larea1425 sea-mawc1425 seamewc1430 mow1440 maw?a1513 sea-cob1530 camose1542 seagull1542 cob1574 mevy1616 sea-pigeon1620 tarrock1674 sea-mall1676 sea-moit1681 gor1697 seed bird1791 1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. i. 17 About his sides a thousand Seaguls bred, The Meuy, and the Halcyon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1616
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