mireor

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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mirer +‎ -eor.

Noun

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mireor oblique singularm (oblique plural mireors, nominative singular mireors, nominative plural mireor)

  1. mirror
    • c. 1176, Chrétien de Troyes, Cligès:
      et par ce mireor trespasse [] le san don li cuers est espris
      And through this mirror travels [] the feeling which seizes the heart
  2. (figuratively) a typical example
    • Le vray miroer de la beauté humain
      The true reflection of human beauty

Descendants

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  • Champaignat: miréor, mirour
  • French: miroir
  • Middle English: mirour