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Old English
Pronunciation
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)
- horse, steed
Declension
Declension of mearh (strong a-stem)
Related terms
See also
Etymology 2
From Proto-West Germanic *marhu.
Alternative forms
Noun
mearh m (nominative plural mēaras)
- sausage
Declension
Declension of mearh (strong a-stem)
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Noun
mearh n
- Alternative form of mearg