"mair" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /mɛə/ [Geordie, UK]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English mair, mare, from Old English māra (“more”), from Proto-Germanic *maizô. More at more. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|mair}} Middle English mair, {{m|enm|mare}} mare, {{inh|en|ang|māra|t=more}} Old English māra (“more”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*maizô}} Proto-Germanic *maizô, {{l|en|more}} more Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} mair (not comparable)
  1. (Geordie, Scotland) more Tags: Geordie, Scotland, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-mair-en-adj-GHiXzgr8 Categories (other): Geordie English, Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mar, mare, mer, meer, mere, major [obsolete]

Adverb

IPA: /mɛə/ [Geordie, UK]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English mair, mare, from Old English māra (“more”), from Proto-Germanic *maizô. More at more. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|mair}} Middle English mair, {{m|enm|mare}} mare, {{inh|en|ang|māra|t=more}} Old English māra (“more”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*maizô}} Proto-Germanic *maizô, {{l|en|more}} more Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} mair (not comparable)
  1. (Geordie, Scotland) more Tags: Geordie, Scotland, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-mair-en-adv-GHiXzgr8 Categories (other): Geordie English, Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mar, mare, mer, meer, mere, major [obsolete]

Noun

IPA: /mɛə/ [Geordie, UK] Forms: mairs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English mair, mare, from Old English māra (“more”), from Proto-Germanic *maizô. More at more. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|mair}} Middle English mair, {{m|enm|mare}} mare, {{inh|en|ang|māra|t=more}} Old English māra (“more”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*maizô}} Proto-Germanic *maizô, {{l|en|more}} more Head templates: {{en-noun}} mair (plural mairs)
  1. (Scotland, historical) Various former royal officials in the Kingdom of Scotland. Tags: Scotland, historical Synonyms: mayor Hyponyms: mair of fee
    Sense id: en-mair-en-noun-mEMPx-kV Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mar, mare, mer, meer, mere, major [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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