mar|ish

mar|ish
mar|ish «MAR ihsh», noun, adjective. Archaic.
–n.
a marsh.
–adj.
1. marshy.
2. such as is found in marshes: »

a matted, marish vegetation (Robert Louis Stevenson).

[Middle English mareis < Old French marais; origin uncertain]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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