mimor

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mimraz, *mīmraz (mindful, careful), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- (to be mindful, remember, take careful thought of). Akin to Saterland Frisian mimerje (to ponder, reflect), Middle Low German mīmeren, mīmern (to ponder, reflect), Middle Dutch mīmeren (to ponder, reflect) (Dutch mijmeren (to muse, reflect deeply, think to oneself)), Old Norse Mīmir (Norse god of memory), Old English māmor (lethargy), Old English māmrian (to think out, design), Latin memor (mindful), Old English murnan (to mourn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmimor/

Adjective

mimor

  1. mindful
  2. exisiting in the memory or mind, known
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