"meir" meaning in Scots

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Noun

IPA: [miːr], [meːr] Forms: meirs [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English mare, mere, from Old English mere, miere (“female horse, mare”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|mare}} Middle English mare, {{m|enm|mere}} mere, {{inh|sco|ang|mere}} Old English mere, {{m|ang|miere|t=female horse, mare}} miere (“female horse, mare”) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|meirs|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} meir (plural meirs), {{sco-noun}} meir (plural meirs)
  1. mare (female horse) Categories (lifeform): Female animals, Horses Synonyms: mere, mear Derived forms: mason's meir (english: trestle for scaffolding), meir's tails (english: cirrus clouds), Tamson's meir, shank's meir (english: using one's own legs in order to travel), wild meir (english: wild mare) Coordinate_terms: couser (english: stallion)
    Sense id: en-meir-sco-noun-xj9tnLcd Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for meir meaning in Scots (2.2kB)

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    {
      "word": "Tamson's meir"
    },
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      "english": "using one's own legs in order to travel",
      "word": "shank's meir"
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      "english": "wild mare",
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