Meaning of merrie | Babel Free

Definitions

Obsolete spelling of merry.

alt-of, obsolete

Examples

“The annual meet of the National Archery Association will take place at the Soldiers’ Home next week, commencing on the 27th. It will be a merrie meet, and all the skilled bowsmen and bowswomen in the districts are expected to compete for the admirable prizes.”

“Crossbowmen from such distant realms as Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois, New York, New Jersey and Delaware, all right there in Merrie Olde Arkansas, in the non-medieval year of 1973.”

“And watch this ailing Knight of a Merrie day / Extend a sagging hand and fall into a chair; […]”

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