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maud'lin môd lin
adj.
after Maudlin, Magdalene < ME Maudeleyne < OFr Madeleine: Magdalene was often represented with eyes red from weeping
Thanks, Dr. Bill. I used the magdalen spelling in a post a week or so ago, intending it as a lame pun, and did not realise that it was, albeit weakly, defensible.
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