"meir" meaning in Scots

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Noun

IPA: [miːr], [meːr] Forms: meirs [plural], meer [alternative], mere [alternative], mear [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle Scots meir, from Early Scots mer, from Anglian Old English mēre (“female horse, mare”), from Proto-West Germanic *marhijā, from Proto-Germanic *marhijō. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sco|gmw-msc|meir|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle Scots meir, {{inh+|sco|gmw-msc|meir}} Inherited from Middle Scots meir, {{inh|sco|enm-esc|mer}} Early Scots mer, {{inh|sco|ang-ang|mēre|t=female horse, mare}} Anglian Old English mēre (“female horse, mare”), {{inh|sco|gmw-pro|*marhijā}} Proto-West Germanic *marhijā, {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*marhijō}} Proto-Germanic *marhijō Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|meirs|||||cat2=|cat3=|checkredlinks=1|head=}} meir (plural meirs), {{sco-noun}} meir (plural meirs)
  1. mare (female horse) 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)
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