"mire" meaning in Middle English

See mire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /miːr/, /myːr/ [SW-England] Forms: mires [plural]
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
  2. A region of marshy or swampy land. Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-mire-enm-noun-7RokY6fE Disambiguation of Landforms: 10 28 28 15 8 10 1
  3. A muddy or dirt-covered region. Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-mire-enm-noun-zbQXEonZ Disambiguation of Landforms: 10 28 28 15 8 10 1
  4. (figuratively) Iniquity, sinfulness; immoral behaviour. Tags: figuratively Categories (place): Landforms Categories (lifeform): Insects
    Sense id: en-mire-enm-noun-0R3C5ZmJ Disambiguation of Landforms: 10 28 28 15 8 10 1 Disambiguation of Insects: 6 12 13 50 5 8 5 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 4 15 26 37 5 12 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 17 26 38 5 10 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 Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-mire-enm-noun-RtkKTGiz Disambiguation of Landforms: 10 28 28 15 8 10 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Religion Synonyms: myre, myer, muire, myrre, muyre Derived forms: myren
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of Religion: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈmiːr(ə)/
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
Categories (topical): Religion Synonyms: myre
Etymology number: 2 Disambiguation of Religion: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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