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Old English · noun

miere

Normalised mīere

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
weak n-stem
IPA
/ˈmi͜yː.re/
Syllables
ˈmi͜yː · re (2 syllables)
Modern English
mareantmirepismireantmirezoology

miere1 · noun · feminine

Senses

  1. mare, female horse

Declension · weak n-stem

Declension of miere
SingularPlural
Nominative mīeremīeran
Accusative mīeranmīeran
Genitive mīeranmīerena
Dative mīeranmīerum

miere2 · noun · feminine

Senses

  1. ant

Declension · weak n-stem

Declension of miere
SingularPlural
Nominative mīeremīeran
Accusative mīeranmīeran
Genitive mīeranmīerena
Dative mīeranmīerum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *marhijā, from Proto-Germanic *marhijō.

From Proto-West Germanic *miurijā (“ant”).

Descendants

mare, antmire, mire, pismire

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