made

Etymology 1

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.

noun

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

Etymology 2

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.

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of make
  2. (Tyneside) simple past and past participle of myek
  3. (Wearside) simple past and past participle of mak

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