- myrge
- adj pleasing, agreeable; pleasant, sweet [merry]; adv \myrge, \myrgelíce pleasantly, melodiously
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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merry — adjective (merrier; est) Etymology: Middle English mery, from Old English myrge, merge; akin to Old High German murg short more at brief Date: before 12th century 1. archaic giving pleasure ; delightful 2. full of gaiety or high spirits ;… … New Collegiate Dictionary
mirth — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English myrgth, from myrge merry more at merry Date: before 12th century gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter • mirthful adjective • mirthfully adverb • mirthfulness noun • mirthless … New Collegiate Dictionary
Merridale — Coordinates: 52°35′03″N 2°09′23″W / 52.58420°N 2.15640°W / 52.58420; 2.15640 … Wikipedia
Moorlinch — Coordinates: 51°07′37″N 2°51′36″W / 51.127°N 2.860°W / 51.127; 2.860 … Wikipedia
mregh-u- — Short. Oldest form *mreg̑h u , becoming *mregh u in centum languages. I. Suffixed form *mregh wi . brief, brumal; abbreviate, abridge, from Latin brevis, short. II. Zero grade form *mr̥ghu . 1. a … Universalium
merig — 1. see myrge; 2. see mearg … Old to modern English dictionary
murge — see myrge … Old to modern English dictionary
merry — mer|ry [ˈmeri] adj [: Old English; Origin: myrge, merge] 1.) Merry Christmas! used to say that you hope someone will have a happy time at Christmas = Happy Christmas 2.) literary happy = ↑cheerful, jolly ↑jolly ▪ He marched off, whistling a merry … Dictionary of contemporary English
mirth — [mə:θ US mə:rθ] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: myrgth, from myrge; MERRY] literary happiness and laughter ▪ Her body began to shake with mirth. >mirthful adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
ember — [OE] Ember goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *aimuzjōn, although it is possible that the modern English word represents a borrowing from the related Old Norse eimyrja rather than a direct line of descent from Old English ǣmyrge. The ember of… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
