myre

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Danish

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 myre on Danish Wikipedia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /myːrə/, [ˈmyːɐ]

Noun

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myre c (singular definite myren, plural indefinite myrer)

  1. ant

Inflection

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Verb

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

  1. swarm

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse mýrr.

Noun

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myre

  1. Alternative form of mire (mire)

Etymology 2

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From Old English *mīere.

Noun

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myre

  1. Alternative form of mire (ant)

Etymology 3

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From mire (mire, noun).

Verb

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myre

  1. Alternative form of myren

Etymology 4

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From Old English myrre.

Noun

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myre

  1. Alternative form of mirre