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Webster 1913 Edition

Merry

Mer′ry

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Merrier
;
sup
erl.
Merriest
.]
[OE.
merie
,
mirie
,
murie
, merry, pleasant, AS.
merge
,
myrige
, pleasant; cf.
murge
, adv.; prob. akin to OHG.
murg
, short, Goth.
gamaúrgjan
to shorten; cf. L.
murcus
a coward, who cuts off his thumb to escape military service; the Anglo-Saxon and English meanings coming from the idea of making the time seem short. Cf.
Mirth
.]
1.
Laughingly gay; overflowing with good humor and good spirits; jovial; inclined to laughter or play; sportive.
They drank, and were
merry
with him.
Gen. xliii. 34.
I am never
merry
when I hear sweet music.
Shakespeare
2.
Cheerful; joyous; not sad; happy.
Is any
merry
? let him sing psalms.
Jas. v. 13.
3.
Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight;
as, a
merry
jest
.
“Merry wind and weather.”
Spenser.
Merry dancers
.
See under
Dancer
.
–
Merry men
,
followers; retainers.
[Obs.]

His
merie men
commanded he
To make him bothe game and glee.
Chaucer.
–
To make merry
,
to be jovial; to indulge in hilarity; to feast with mirth.
Judg. ix. 27.
Syn. – Cheerful; blithe; lively; sprightly; vivacious; gleeful; joyous; mirthful; jocund; sportive; hilarious.

Mer′ry

(mĕr′ry̆)
,
Noun.
(Bot.)
A kind of wild red cherry.

Webster 1828 Edition

Merry

MER'RY

, a.
1.
Gay and noisy; jovial; exhilarated to laughter.
Man is the merriest species of the creation.
They drank and were merry with him. Gen.43.
2.
Causing laughter or mirth; as a merry jest.
3.
Brisk; as a merry gale. [This is the primary sense of the word.]
4.
Pleasant; agreeable; delightful.
To make merry, to be jovial; to indulge in hilarity; to feast with mirth. Judges 9.

Definition 2024

Merrý

Merrý

See also: merry and Merry

Faroese

Proper noun

Merrý f

  1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Merrý: Merrýarson
  • daughter of Merrý: Merrýardóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Merrý
Accusative Merrý
Dative Merrý
Genitive Merrýar

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