mirce

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mirkwī, from Proto-Germanic *merkuz (“dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *mergʷ- (“to flicker; to darken; to be dark”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmir.ke/, [ˈmirˠ.ke]

Adjective

mirce (superlative mircast)

  1. murky, dark in color
  2. dark, evil

Declension

Declension of mirce — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative mirce mircu, mirco mirce
Accusative mircne mirce mirce
Genitive mirces mircre mirces
Dative mircum mircre mircum
Instrumental mirce mircre mirce
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative mirce mirca, mirce mircu, mirco
Accusative mirce mirca, mirce mircu, mirco
Genitive mircra mircra mircra
Dative mircum mircum mircum
Instrumental mircum mircum mircum
Declension of mirce — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative mirca mirce mirce
Accusative mircan mircan mirce
Genitive mircan mircan mircan
Dative mircan mircan mircan
Instrumental mircan mircan mircan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative mircan mircan mircan
Accusative mircan mircan mircan
Genitive mircra, mircena mircra, mircena mircra, mircena
Dative mircum mircum mircum
Instrumental mircum mircum mircum

Noun

mirce n

  1. darkness

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

singular plural
nominative mirce mircu
accusative mirce mircu
genitive mirces mirca
dative mirce mircum

Descendants

  • Middle English: mirke, merke (adj & noun) (reinforced from Old Norse)
    • English: murk (adj & noun)
    • Scots: mirk (adj & noun)
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