- myrgan
- wv/i1b to be merry, rejoice
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
myrgan
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Ammern — Spl Funkenasche per. Wortschatz wndd. (8. Jh.), mhd. eimere, ahd. eimur(i)a Stammwort. Aus g. * aimuzjōn f. (Funken)Asche , auch in anord. eimyrja, ae. ǣmyrgan. Dieses ist ein Kompositum aus g. * aima in anord. eimr m. Rauch und g. * uzjōn f. in… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
merry — (adj.) O.E. myrge pleasing, agreeable, pleasant, sweet; pleasantly, melodiously, from P.Gmc. *murgijaz, which probably originally meant short lasting, (Cf. O.H.G. murg short, Goth. gamaurgjan to shorten ), from PIE *mreghu short (see BRIEF (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
