Māth, n.

n. [A-S. mædh, for mæwdh, māwdh, from māwan, to mow; N. H. Ger. mahd, L. Ger. mad, M. H. Ger. mât. See Mow.] A mowing, or that which is gathered by mowing; —chiefly used in composition; as, an aftermath. [Obs.]

The first mowing thereof, for the king’s use, is wont to be sooner than the common math. Bp. Hall.