"mire" meaning in Middle English

See mire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmiːr(ə)/, /ˈmyːr(ə)/ (note: Southwest Midland) Forms: mires [plural], myer [alternative], myre [alternative], myrre [alternative], muire [alternative], muyre [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Norse mýrr, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *miuzijō. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|non|mýrr}} Old Norse mýrr, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*miuzijō}} Proto-Germanic *miuzijō Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} mire, {{enm-noun|mires}} mire (plural mires)
  1. Marshy or swampy land; a mire or peat.
    Sense id: en-mire-enm-noun-enm:mire Categories (other): Landforms Disambiguation of Landforms: 11 31 28 13 8 8 2
  2. A region of marshy or swampy land.
    Sense id: en-mire-enm-noun-7RokY6fE Categories (other): Landforms Disambiguation of Landforms: 11 31 28 13 8 8 2
  3. A muddy or dirt-covered region.
    Sense id: en-mire-enm-noun-zbQXEonZ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Landforms Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 3 19 33 24 7 11 3 Disambiguation of Landforms: 11 31 28 13 8 8 2
  4. (figuratively) Iniquity, sinfulness; immoral behaviour. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-mire-enm-noun-0R3C5ZmJ Categories (other): Insects, Landforms Disambiguation of Insects: 7 13 12 45 7 7 7 Disambiguation of Landforms: 11 31 28 13 8 8 2
  5. (rare) A quagmire or conundrum. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-mire-enm-noun-zQrik5gv
  6. (rare) A puddle or pond; a watery hollow. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-mire-enm-noun-RtkKTGiz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: myren
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Religion Disambiguation of Religion: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈmiːr(ə)/ Forms: myre [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English *mȳre, *mīere, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *miurijǭ. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|*mȳre}} Old English *mȳre, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*miurijǭ}} Proto-Germanic *miurijǭ Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} mire
  1. ant Derived forms: pissemyre
    Sense id: en-mire-enm-noun-enm:ant
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Religion Disambiguation of Religion: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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