myrrhe

See also: Myrrhe

English

Noun

myrrhe (usually uncountable, plural myrrhes)

  1. Obsolete spelling of myrrh

French

Etymology

From Latin myrrha, from Ancient Greek μύρρα (múrrha), from a Semitic root M-R-R meaning bitter, akin to Arabic مُرّ (murr, “bitter”), Hebrew מֹר (mor, “bitterness, acrimony”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /miʁ/
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Noun

myrrhe f (plural myrrhes)

  1. myrrh (dried sap of the myrrha tree)

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

From Latin myrrha, from Ancient Greek μύρρα (múrrha).

Noun

myrrhe f (plural myrrhes)

  1. (Jersey) myrrh
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