maye

M3A1Y4E1

A form of may — To be strong; to have power (over).

UncommonScrabble 9

Meanings

maye1

verbmaye (past mighte)

past mighte

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of may.
    1 more example

    It is no part of my purpose to make gain from this work. I had hoped to publish it in permanent form and distribute it among my friends as a present but it has grown to such proportions that that will not be practicable and I do hope that I maye be able to sell enough copies at about cost to materially assist in the publication.

    1915, Laban Miles Hoffman, “Preface”, in Our Kin, Being a History of the Hoffman, Rhyne, Costner, Rudisill, Best, Hovis, Hoyle, Wills, Shetley, Jenkins, Holland, Hambright, Gaston, Withers, Cansler, Clemmer and Lineberger Families, Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc., published 1980, →OCLC, page 9

Maye2

proper noun
  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of May.

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APA

maye. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maye

MLA

“maye.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maye. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maye,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maye.

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