(a) The month of May; biforen ~, before May 1; maies morwe (morninge), a morning in May; maies dai, a day in May; thriti maies, thirty Mays, thirty years; (b) butere of ~, maies butere = ~ butere [see also butere 1. (c)]; creme of ~ [see creme n.(2)]; maies dai = ~ dai; also, another day in May on which a festival is held; monthe of ~, maies monthe, sesoun of ~, May; (c) May blossom, hawthorn blossom; -- also pl.; (d) as name for fair young woman.

Cpds. & combs.: (a) ~ butere, unsalted butter made in May and kept for medicinal uses; (b) ~ dai, the first day of May; (c) ~ deu, dew in May; ~ morninge (morn, morwe), a morning in May; ~ sele (sesoun, time), the season of May; ~ silver (moneie), a rent due in May; ~ staf, ?a Maypole; ~ thonder thunder in May; ~ time.