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Merry men

Merry \Mer"ry\, a. [Compar. Merrier; superl. Merriest.] [OE. merie, mirie, murie, merry, pleasant, AS. merge, myrige, pleasant; cf. murge, adv.; prob. akin to OHG. murg, short, Goth. gama['u]rgjan 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.
    --Shak.

  2. Cheerful; joyous; not sad; happy.

    Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
    --Jas. v. 1

  3. 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.

Wikipedia
Merry Men

The Merry Men are the group of outlaws who follow Robin Hood in English literature and folklore. The band appears in the earliest ballads about Robin Hood and remain popular in modern adaptations.

Merry Men (disambiguation)

The Merry Men are a group of legendary outlaws associated with Robin Hood.

Merry Men may also refer to:

  • "The Merry Men" (short story), an 1882 short story by Robert Louis Stevenson
  • The Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables, an 1887 collection by Stevenson
  • The Merrymen, a Barbadian calypso band

Usage examples of "merry men".

Plunging into the woods, they came at last to the greenwood tree, where they found Robin Hood and threescore of his merry men lying upon the fresh green grass.

When Sir Henry of the Lea was done, others of those present, seeing how the King enjoyed this merry tale, told other tales concerning Robin and his merry men.

Up rose Robin Hood, blithe and gay, up rose his merry men one and all, and up rose last of all stout Friar Tuck, winking the smart of sleep from out his eyes.