Merry
Merry , adjective
[Old English merie, mirie, murie, merry, pleasant, Anglo-Saxon merge, myrige, pleasant; compare murge, adv.; prob. akin to Old High German murg, short, Gothic gamaúrgjan to shorten; compare Latin 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. Compare 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.
I am never merry when I hear sweet music.
2.
Cheerful; joyous; not sad; happy.
Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
3.
Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight; as, a merry jest.
Merry wind and weather.
His merie men commanded he
To make him bothe game and glee.
Merry (mer"ry) , noun
(Botany) A kind of wild red cherry.