Reconstruction:Old English/miere

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Alternative forms

• *mȳre

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi͜yː.re/

Noun

*mīere f

1. (zoology) ant

   Synonym: ǣmette

Declension

Weak feminine (n-stem):

	singular	plural
nominative	*mīere	*mīeran
accusative	*mīeran	*mīeran
genitive	*mīeran	*mīerena
dative	*mīeran	*mīerum

Descendants

• Middle English: mire, myre
  • English: mire
  • ⇒ Middle English: pisse-mire
    • English: pismire
      • ⇒ English: antmire