mearh

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

Old English

Alternative forms

mear, mearg

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *marhaz. 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”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mæɑrx/

Noun

mearh m (nominative plural mēaras)

horse, steed

Declension

Declension of mearh (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

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