meir

See also: méir and -méir

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse meir, meiri.

Adverb

meir

more

Synonyms

meira

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse meir, meiri.

Adverb

meir

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Anagrams

Manx

Noun

meir f pl

plural of mair

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
meir	veir	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse meiri, adverbs meir and meirr. Akin to English more.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mæɪr/

Adjective

meir

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Staden har meir kriminalitet no enn før.
The place has more crime now than earlier.

Adverb

meir

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Olav jobbar meir enn deg.
Olav works more than you.
(any) longer

Eg vil ikkje vera her meir.
I don't want to stay here any longer.

Derived terms

meir eller mindre

References

“meir” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romansch

Etymology 1

From Latin mūrus.

Alternative forms

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) mir
(Puter, Vallader) mür

Noun

meir m (plural meirs)

(Surmiran) exterior wall

Etymology 2

From Latin mūs, murem.

Alternative forms

(Rumantsch Grischun) mieur
(Sursilvan) miur
(Sutsilvan) mir
(Puter, Vallader) mür

Noun

meir f (plural meirs)

(Surmiran) mouse

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English mare, mere, from Old English mere, miere (“female horse, mare”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [miːr], [meːr]

Noun

meir (plural meirs)

mare (female horse)

Coordinate terms

couser (“stallion”)

Derived terms

Terms derived from meir

mason's meir (“trestle for scaffolding”)
meir's tails (“cirrus clouds”)

Tamson's meir, shank's meir (“using ones own legs in order to travel”)
wild meir (“wild mare”)

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