ˈmərth, ˈmə̄th noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English mirthe, myrthe, from Old English myrgth, from myrge merry + -th — more at merry
1. : rejoicing especially as shown in merrymaking
Christmas which … lights up the fireside of home with mirth — Washington Irving
2. obsolete : joyous sport or entertainment
not amiss … to give a kingdom for a mirth — Shakespeare
3.
a. : gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter : jollity , merriment
they broke into laughter, and she thought this shared mirth drew them closer — B.A.Williams
b. obsolete : an object of merriment
he's all my exercise, my mirth , my matter — Shakespeare