mære

mære c

1. plural indefinite of mær

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæːre/

From Proto-Germanic *mēriją. Cognate with Middle Dutch mēre, Old Norse landamæri ‘landmark’.

mǣre n

1. boundary, border

• English: mere

From Proto-Germanic *mērijaz (“famous”), from Indo-European. Cognate with Old Saxon māri, Old High German māri, Old Norse mærr. The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source of Greek -μωρος (in ἐγχεσίμωρος (enkhesímōros) ‘mighty with the spear’), Old Irish már (Scottish Gaelic mòr, compare claymore), Welsh mawr (“big”).

Germanic mār-, mǣr- is also used in Germanic given names, such as Swedish Ingemar, English Aylmer, Italian Ademaro, German Dietmar, French Omer etc. Its Indo-European ancestor is conserved in Old Slavonic мѣръ (měrъ/měrŭ), as in the Russian given name Владимир (Vladimir), and in Gaulish given names as Segomārus and Viridomārus.

mǣre

1. famous, renowned, illustrious
2. pure
3. (of money) sterling

• mǣrsian

• Middle English: mere
  • English: mere