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Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse meir, meiri.
Adverb
meir
- more
Synonyms
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse meir, meiri.
Adverb
meir
- more
Anagrams
Lolopo
Pronunciation
Noun
meir
- (Yao'an) mouth
- (Yao'an) beak
Manx
Noun
meir f pl
- plural of mair
Mutation
Mòcheno
Etymology
From Middle High German mer, from Old High German meri, from Proto-West Germanic *mari, from Proto-Germanic *mari (“sea, ocean; lake”). Cognate with German Meer, English mere.
Noun
meir m
- sea
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse meiri, adverbs meir and meirr. Akin to English more.
Pronunciation
Adjective
meir
- more
Staden har meir kriminalitet no enn før.- The place has more crime now than earlier.
Adverb
meir
- more
Olav jobbar meir enn deg.- Olav works more than you.
- (any) longer
Eg vil ikkje vera her meir.- I don't want to stay here any longer.
Derived terms
References
- “meir” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romansch
Etymology 1
Noun
meir m (plural meirs)
- (Surmiran) Alternative form of mir (“exterior wall”)
Etymology 2
Noun
meir f (plural meirs)
- (Surmiran) Alternative form of mieur (“mouse”)
Scots
Etymology
From Middle English mare, mere, from Old English mere, miere (“female horse, mare”).
Pronunciation
Noun
meir (plural meirs)
- mare (female horse)
Coordinate terms
Derived terms