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Old English
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *murgiþu (“briefness, brevity”); equivalent to myriġe (“merry”) + -þ (“-th, -ness”)
Pronunciation
Noun
myrgþ f
- mirth
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
Descendants
- Middle English: myrthe, merth, merthe, merþe, mirthe, mirth, murhthe, murþe, myrth, myrþe, merhð, mirhð, mureȝþ, murehþ, murcð, murȝþ, murhd, murhð, muruhð (Early Middle English)