mearh

See also: marr, märr, marre, marra, marrë, märra, and merr

Old English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mæ͜ɑrx/, [mæ͜ɑrˠx]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *marh.

Cognates
Cognate with Old Frisian mar (“horse”), merie (“mare”) (West Frisian merje (“mare”)), Old Saxon merge, meriha (“mare”), Dutch merrie (“mare”), Old High German marah (“horse”), meriha (“mare”) (German Mähre (“mare”)), Old Norse marr (“horse”) (Icelandic mar), merr (“mare”) (Swedish märr (“mare”)), Gothic *𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌷𐍃 (*marhs). Beyond Germanic, cognate to Irish marc and Welsh march (“horse”).

Alternative forms

Noun

mearh m (nominative plural mēaras)

  1. horse, steed
Declension
Declension of mearh (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative mearh mēaras
accusative mearh mēaras
genitive mēares mēara
dative mēare mēarum

See also

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *marhu.

Alternative forms

Noun

mearh m (nominative plural mēaras)

  1. sausage
Declension
Declension of mearh (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative mearh mēaras
accusative mearh mēaras
genitive mēares mēara
dative mēare mēarum
Derived terms
  • mearhġehæcc
  • mearhhæċċel

Noun

mearh n

  1. Alternative form of mearg
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