"meer" meaning in English

See meer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɪə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-meer.wav Forms: meerer [comparative], meerest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} meer (comparative meerer, superlative meerest)
  1. Obsolete form of mere. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: mere
    Sense id: en-meer-en-adj-~UyCCTYn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-meer.wav Forms: meers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: See mere. Head templates: {{en-noun}} meer (plural meers)
  1. A boundary.
    Sense id: en-meer-en-noun-VOUNtRfB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 28 15 22 19
  2. Obsolete form of mere (a lake). Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: mere (extra: a lake)
    Sense id: en-meer-en-noun-fkVByTWF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-meer.wav Forms: meers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: See mayor. Head templates: {{en-noun}} meer (plural meers)
  1. Obsolete form of mayor. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: mayor
    Sense id: en-meer-en-noun-Zzzmwm4C
  2. Obsolete form of mair. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: mair
    Sense id: en-meer-en-noun-7~GEqa8r
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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