mirige

Esperanto

Etymology

miro +‎ -igi +‎ -e

Adverb

mirige

surprising

Old English

Alternative forms

myriġe, myrġe

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *murgijaz, *murguz, from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (“short, brief”). For the sense-development, compare pastime, German Kurzweil, kurzweilig. Cognate with the first element of Middle Dutch mergelijc (“pleasant”), Old High German murg (“short”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmirije/

Adjective

miriġe

pleasant, attractive, enjoyable

Derived terms

myrġþ (“mirth”)

Descendants

Middle English: mery, merie, mirie, myrie, murie, murȝe
- English: merry
- Scots: mery, mirry

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