MASELYN, _s._ a bowl made of maple-wood, B 2042. O. F _maselin_, _maserin_, _maderin_; from O. F. _madre_, _mazre_, a mazer, or bowl of maple-wood. See Godefroy. MASONRYE, _s._ masonry, R. 302; Masoneries, _pl._ HF. 1303. MASSE, _s._ mass, 3. 928; T. iii. 88; D 1728, E 1894; Messe, B 1413. MASSEDAYES, _pl._ massdays, B 4041. MASSE-PENY, _s._ penny for a mass, D 1749. MAST (1) _s._ mast (of a ship), 3. 71; 7. 314; L. 643; A 3264, 3532. MAST (2), _s._ mast, i.e. the fruit of forest-trees, acorns and beech-nuts, 9. 7, 37. MASTERTE, _for_ Me asterte, T. i. 1050 _n_; v. 1343 _n_. MASTY, _adj._ fattened, sluggish, H F. 1777. Lit. 'fattened on mast'; see MAST (2). MAT, _adj._ dejected, A 955; exhausted, T. iv. 342; dead, L. 126; defeated utterly, B 935. See below; and see MAAT. MATE, _interj._ checkmate! 3. 660; _adj._ exhausted, 7. 176. O.F. _mat_, Arab, _m[=a]t_, dead (in chess). MAT['E]RE, _s._ matter, affair, subject, business, 3. 43; L. 365, 270 _a_; A 727, 1259, B 322, 411, 581, 1703, 2148, D 910, E 90, 1175; theme, 5. 26; material, B 1. p 1. 15; I 137; cause, B 4. p 7. 60; reason, B 3054; M['a]tere, matter, L. 1582; Materes, _pl._ materials (of a solid character), G 779; Matires, _gen. pl._ of the materials, G 770. See MATIERE. MATERIAL, _adj._ material, I 182; _as s._, material, matter, B 5. p 1. 35. MATHINKETH, _for_ Me athinketh, _pr. s._ it repents me, I am sorry, A 3170 _n_. MATIERE, _for_ Matere, B 2209 _n_, 2221 _n_; A. ii. 4. 37. See MATERE. MATINS, _pl._ morning-prayers, D 876. MATRIMOINE, _s._ matrimony, A 3095, E 1573; Matrimoyne, I 882. MAUGRE, MAUGREE, in spite of; as in _maugre al thy might_, A 1607; _maugree hir eyen two_, A 1796; _maugree thyne y[:e]n_, D 315; _m. hem_, B 3. p 3. 44, 47, 51; _m. her_, L. 1772; _m. Phil[`i]stiens_, B 3238; _m. my heed_, in spite of all I can do, 3. 1201; _m. thyn heed_, B 104; _m. his heed_, A 1169; _m. her (hir) heed_, L. 2326, D 887; _m. your heed_, in spite of your heads, in spite of all you can do, B 4602; Malgre, 4. 220. MAUMET, _s._ idol, I 860; Mawmet, I 749. See below. MAUMETRYE, _s._ Mahometanism, B 236; Mawmetrye, idolatry, I 750. _Maumet_ is a corruption of Mahomet or Muhammed. MAUNCIPLE, _s._ manciple, A 544, 567, 3993; H 25, 69, 103, I 1. An officer who purchases victuals for an inn or college. MAVIS, _s._ song-thrush, R. 619; Mavys, _pl._ R. 665. MAVISE, _for_ Me avyse, T. ii. 276 _n_. MAWE, _s._ maw, stomach, B 486, 1190, 2013. MAY, may; see MOWEN. MAY, _s._ maiden, T. v. 1720; B 851. See _maei_ in Stratmann. MAYDEN, _s._ maiden, R. 586; Mayde, maid, 1. 49; A 69, B 1636, 1932, D 886, 1026, E 257, 377, 446, 779; waiting-woman, F 1487; Mayde child, girl, B 1285; Maydens, _pl._ T. ii. 119. _Mayde_ is a shorter form of _mayden_. MAYDENHEED, _s._ maidenhood, virginity, D 888; Maidenhed, L. 294 _a_; Maydenhod, B 3459; Maydenhede, 1. 91; A 2329, B 30, D 64, 69, F 1376, G 126, I 868. MAYLE, _s._ mail-armour, T. v. 1559. See MAILLE. MAYME, _v._ injure, D 1132.