mearh

See also:marr,märr,marre,marra,marrë,märra,andmerr

Old English

FWOTD – 22 November 2024

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/mæ͜ɑrx/,[mæ͜ɑrˠx]

Etymology 1

FromProto-West Germanic*marh.

Cognates

Cognate withOld Frisianmar(“horse”),merie(“mare”)(West Frisianmerje(“mare”)),Old Saxonmerge,meriha(“mare”),Dutchmerrie(“mare”),Old High Germanmarah(“horse”),meriha(“mare”)(GermanMähre(“mare”)),Old Norsemarr(“horse”)(Icelandicmar),merr(“mare”)(Swedishmärr(“mare”)),Gothic*𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌷𐍃(*marhs).Beyond Germanic, cognate toIrishmarcandWelshmarch(“horse”).

Alternative forms

• mear,mearg

Noun

mearhm(nominative pluralmēaras)

1. horse,steed
   • 10th century,The Wanderer:

     Hwǣr cōmmearg?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 didthe horsecome? 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

Declension ofmearh(strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	mearh	mēaras
accusative	mearh	mēaras
genitive	mēares	mēara
dative	mēare	mēarum

Related terms

• mere,miere

See also

• eoh

Etymology 2

FromProto-West Germanic*marhu.

Alternative forms

• mærh,merg,mearg,meargh,mærc

Noun

mearhm(nominative pluralmēaras)

1. sausage

Declension

Declension ofmearh(strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	mearh	mēaras
accusative	mearh	mēaras
genitive	mēares	mēara
dative	mēare	mēarum

Derived terms

• mearhġehæcc
• mearhhæċċel

Etymology 3

Noun

mearhn

1. Alternative form ofmearg