mær

From Old Norse merr (“mare, female horse”), from Proto-Germanic *marhijō, cognate with English mare, German Mähre. Derived from *marhaz (“male horse”), which is preserved in the word marshall, Danish marskal.

• IPA^(key): /mɛːˀr/, ,

mær c (singular definite mæren, plural indefinite mære)

1. bitch (a spiteful woman)
2. tart (a woman with loose sexual morals)
3. (archaic) old mare

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• “mær” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “Mær” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

• IPA^(key): /mɛaːɹ/
• (Suðuroy) IPA^(key): /ˈmeːɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːɹ
• Homophone: mar

mær sg

1. me, dative singular of eg (I)

From Old Norse mær, from Proto-Germanic *mawī.

• IPA^(key): /maiːr/
• Rhymes: -aiːr

mær f (genitive singular meyjar, nominative plural meyjar)

1. maiden

• meyjarhaft

From Proto-Germanic *mawī (“girl”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐍅𐌹 (mawi).

• mey

mær f (genitive meyjar, dative meyju, plural meyjar)

1. maid, girl, virgin
2. (poetic) daughter

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

mær

1. Alternative form of mjór

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

mær

1. strong feminine nominative singular of mærr
2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of mærr

From Old Norse mærr, from Proto-Germanic *mērijaz.

mǣr

1. famous, glorious

From Old Norse mér, from Proto-Norse ᛗᛖᛉ (meʀ), from Proto-Germanic *miz.

mær

1. dative of iak

mær ?

1. Archaic form of märr (“mare”).