meremenn

meremenn
n (-es/-) mermaid, siren

Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.

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  • mermaid — (n.) mid 14c., mermayde, lit. maid of the sea, from Middle English mere sea, lake (see MERE (Cf. mere) (n.)) + MAID (Cf. maid). Old English had equivalent merewif water witch (see WIFE (Cf. wife)), meremenn …   Etymology dictionary

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