myre

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse maurr from Proto-Indo-European *morwi (“ant”), cognate with Icelandic maur. Compare Dutch mier, Serbo-Croatian мрав.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /myːrə/, [ˈmyːɐ]

Noun

myre c (singular definite myren, plural indefinite myrer)

  1. ant

Inflection

Verb

myre (imperative myr, infinitive at myre, present tense myrer, past tense myrede, perfect tense har myret)

  1. swarm
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