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mære

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Danish

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Noun

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mære c

  1. indefinite plural of mær

Old English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *mairiją. Cognate with Middle Dutch mēre, Old Norse landamæri (border-marks between lands).

Noun

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mǣre n

  1. boundary, border
Declension
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Strong ja-stem:

singular plural
nominative mǣre mǣru
accusative mǣre mǣru
genitive mǣres mǣra
dative mǣre mǣrum
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Middle English: mere
    • English: mere
    • Yola: pulmere

Etymology 2

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From Proto-West Germanic *mārī (famous).

Adjective

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mǣre (comparative mǣrra, superlative mǣrost or mǣrest)

  1. famous, renowned
  2. pure
  3. (of money) sterling
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Descendants
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  • Middle English: mere
    • English: mere (just, only) (partially)