meir

See also: méir and -méir

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse meir, meiri.

Adverb

meir

  1. more

Synonyms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse meir, meiri.

Adverb

meir

  1. more

Anagrams

Manx

Noun

meir f pl

  1. plural of mair

Mutation
Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
meirveirunchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse meiri, adverbs meir and meirr. Akin to English more.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mæɪr/

Adjective

meir

  1. more
    Staden har meir kriminalitet no enn før.
    The place has more crime now than earlier.

Adverb

meir

  1. more
    Olav jobbar meir enn deg.
    Olav works more than you.
  2. (any) longer
    Eg vil ikkje vera her meir.
    I don't want to stay here any longer.

Derived terms

References

Romansch

Etymology 1

From Latin mūrus.

Alternative forms
  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) mir
  • (Puter, Vallader) mür

Noun

meir m (plural meirs)

  1. (Surmiran) exterior wall

Etymology 2

From Latin mūs, murem.

Alternative forms
  • (Rumantsch Grischun) mieur
  • (Sursilvan) miur
  • (Sutsilvan) mir
  • (Puter, Vallader) mür

Noun

meir f (plural meirs)

  1. (Surmiran) mouse

Scots

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English mare, mere, from Old English mere, miere (“female horse, mare”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [miːr], [meːr]

Noun

meir (plural meirs)

  1. mare (female horse)

Coordinate terms

Derived terms
  • mason's meir (“trestle for scaffolding”)
  • meir's tails (“cirrus clouds”)
  • Tamson's meir, shank's meir (“using ones own legs in order to travel”)
  • wild meir (“wild mare”)
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