Old English · adjective
mara
Normalised māra
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈmɑːrɑ/
- Syllables
- ˈmɑːrɑ (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- elmimiċelmoregreater
Meaning
-
(comparative)comparative degree of miċel: more
-
greater
Māre wundor is þæt God Ælmihtig ǣlce dæġ fēt ealne middangeard,...
A greater miracle it is that God Almighty every day feeds all the world,...
c. 992, Ælfric, "Midlent Sunday"
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | māra | māre | māre |
| Accusative | māran | māran | māre |
| Genitive | māran | māran | māran |
| Dative | māran | māran | māran |
| Instrumental | māran | māran | māran |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | māran | māran | māran |
| Accusative | māran | māran | māran |
| Genitive | mārramārena | mārramārena | mārramārena |
| Dative | mārum | mārum | mārum |
| Instrumental | mārum | mārum | mārum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō.
Descendants
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