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English
Etymology
Clipping of mercenary.
Pronunciation
Noun
merc (plural mercs)
- (slang) A mercenary.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:mercenary
Verb
merc (third-person singular simple present mercs, present participle mercing, simple past and past participle merced)
- (transitive, slang) To kill.
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Middle English
Noun
merc
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of merche
Old English
Noun
merc f
- Alternative form of mearc
Old French
Etymology
From Old Norse merki. Related with marc (“a weight”, from Frankish *mark) and marche (“frontier”, from Frankish *marka).
Noun
merc oblique singular, m (oblique plural mers, nominative singular mers, nominative plural merc)
- mark (distinguishing feature or attribute)
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