- meremenn
- n (-es/-) mermaid, siren
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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