Old English · verb
mamrian
Normalised māmrian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˈmɑːm.ri.ɑn/
- Syllables
- ˈmɑːm · ri · ɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- brooddesignreflect
Meaning
-
to think out, design
-
to reflect upon a matter; to brood
Conjugation
All forms (15)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *maimrōn, from Proto-Germanic *maimrōną (“to worry, be mindful”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- (“to resort to thinking, remember, take care”). Akin to Old English māmor (“lethargy, sleep”), ġemimor (“mindful”), mimorian (“to remember”). See mimor.
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