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made en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /meːd/ Local Dublin
  • /meːd/ (Wales) without the pane–pain merger
  • (General-American) audio
  • /med/ (Scotland)
  • /meːd/ (Northumbria)
  • /meɪd/ Local Dublin
  • /meɪd/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /mɛd/ (Northumbria)
  • /meːd/ (Ireland)

Etymology

From Middle English mathe, from Old English maþu, maþa (“maggot, worm, grub”), from Proto-Germanic *maþô (“maggot”), from Proto-Indo-European *mot- (“worm, grub, caterpillar, moth”). Cognate with Scots mathe, maithe (“maggot”), Dutch made (“maggot”), German Made (“maggot”). More at maggot.

Meanings

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) A grub or maggot.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
mad alternative lexicographic
mades Number=Plur lexicographic
mathe alternative lexicographic

Relateds

mawk · maggot · mauk · maddock

made en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /meːd/ Local Dublin
  • /meːd/ (Wales) without the pane–pain merger
  • (General-American) audio
  • /med/ (Scotland)
  • /meːd/ (Northumbria)
  • /meɪd/ Local Dublin
  • /meɪd/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /mɛd/ (Northumbria)
  • /meːd/ (Ireland)

Etymology

From Middle English made, makede, makode (preterite) and maad, mad, maked (past participle), from Old English macode (first and third person preterite) and macod, gemacode, ġemacod (past participle), from macian (“to make”). More at make.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of make
    form of make
  2. (Geordie, form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of myek
    form of myek
  3. (Wearside, form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of mak
    form of mak

Deriveds

unmade · well-made play · custom-made · fullmade · rules are made to be broken · human-made · madeness · man-made · made-upness · bitch-made · judge-made · hand-made · judge-made law · made in the shade · made of stone · have fingers made of lime-twigs · new-made · match made in heaven · a camel is a horse made by committee · well-made · self-made wealth · person-made · custom made · purpose-made · made up · scratch made · revolutions are not made with rosewater · have got it made · made-to-order · made to fade · match made in hell · the real treasure is the friends we made along the way · have it made · a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor · scratch-made · made you look · premade · man-made fiber · fanmade · made of fail · woman-made · machine-made · made of sterner stuff · who died and made you boss · humanmade · bush-made · newmade · made-to-order story · made of money · made-to-measure · made in Japan · hand made · show what one is made of · made-up · made-for-television · made dish · housemade · made-wine · ready-made · made of sugar · a promise made is a promise kept · made hand · countrymade · who died and made you king · how the sausage gets made · tailor-made · homemade · made for one another · full-made · handmade · lie in the bed one has made · who died and made you president · made for life · made for each other · a camel is a horse made by a committee · made-for-TV · home-made · self-made · made in China · made man · what one is made of