- 01.054 And mince-pies
Though the entry has a space, examples include hyphenated spellings.
“mince pie, n.” OED Online, Oxford University Press, June 2017, http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/118722. Accessed 19 September 2017.
hyphen
Midsummer-eve
OED gives “midsummer” as on or about the summer solstice, which many will tell you is the beginning of summer, not the middle. I suppose it all depends on whether you count by light or by heat. The date can be set by the moment of solstice, or you can opt for John the Baptist’s natal feast day, June 24th. OED does not include the hyphen, just a space, so for our purposes I’m calling this a JRRT spelling.
- 06.030 at Old Took’s midsummer-eve parties,
“midsummer, n.” OED Online. Oxford University Press, June 2015. Web. 28 July 2015.
Mid-winter
The hyphen is not used by OED except in a very few examples.
- 18.051 Anyway by mid-winter Gandalf
“midwinter, n. and adj.” OED Online. Oxford University Press, June 2015. Web. 28 July 2015.
Mid-day
- 04.002 let loose by mid-day sun upon the snow,
Both hyphenated and not are found in OED.
“midday, n.” OED Online, Oxford University Press, June 2017, http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/118134. Accessed 19 September 2017.
Meeting-place
- 06.060 was evidently a meeting-place of the wolves.
- 06.063 in their very meeting-place.
- 06.069 and the meeting-place of the goblins.
“meeting-place, n.” OED Online, Oxford University Press, June 2017, http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/115854. Accessed 19 September 2017.
May-time
Some call it the beginning of summer and drive the cattle up to summer pasture. Here in New Hampshire I’ve seen snow in May on at least a handful of occasions. this word is found hyphenated or as a single word in OED.
- 19.012 Merry is May-time, and merry our meeting.
- 19.020 Merry is May-time!’
“May, n.2.” OED Online, Oxford University Press, June 2017, http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/115285. Accessed 19 September 2017.
May-sunshine
- 02.036 in May-sunshine,
Although I can picture and feel clearly what is meant, this word is not found in OED.
Market-pool
- 14.016 in the market-pool.
This word is not found in any form in OED.
Market-place
- 10.028 and into the market-place of the town.
Hyphenated in the examples.
“marketplace, n.” OED Online, Oxford University Press, June 2017, http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/114189. Accessed 19 September 2017.
Make-up
- 01.005 in his make-up from the Took side,
“make-up, n. and adj.” OED Online, Oxford University Press, June 2017, http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/112664. Accessed 19 September 2017.
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