mearh

See also: marr, märr, marre, marra, marrë, märra, and merr

Old English

FWOTD – 22 November 2024

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mæ͜ɑrx/, [mæ͜ɑrˠx]

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)

    1. horse, steed
      • 10th century, The Wanderer:
        Hwǣr cōm mearg? Hwǣr cōm mago? · Hwǣr cōm māþþumġyfa?
        Hwǣr cōm symbla ġesetu? · Hwǣr sindon seledrēamas?
        Ēalā beorht bune! · Ēalā byrnwiga!
        Ēalā þēodnes þrym! · Hū sēo þrāg ġewāt,
        ġenāp under nihthelm, · swā hēo nō wære.
        Whither did the horse come? Whither did the man come? Whither did the treasure-giver come?
        Whither did the seats of feasts come? Where are the hall-joys?
        Alack and alas, bright cup! Alack and alas, mailed warrior!
        Alack and alas, the army of the king! How did the time pass,
        grow dark under the cover of night, as if it never did.
    Declension

    Strong a-stem:

    singular plural
    nominative mearh mēaras
    accusative mearh mēaras
    genitive mēares mēara
    dative mēare mēarum

    See also

    Etymology 2

      From Proto-West Germanic *marhu.

      Alternative forms

      Noun

      mearh m (nominative plural mēaras)

      1. sausage
      Declension

      Strong a-stem:

      singular plural
      nominative mearh mēaras
      accusative mearh mēaras
      genitive mēares mēara
      dative mēare mēarum
      Derived terms
      • mearhġehæcc
      • mearhhæċċel

      Etymology 3

      Noun

      mearh n

      1. alternative form of mearg
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