Reconstruction:Old English/miere

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English edit

Alternative forms edit

*mȳre

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *miurijā (“ant”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈmi͜yː.re/

Noun edit

*mīere f

(zoology) ant
Synonym: ǣmette

Declension edit

Declension of *miere (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	*mīere	*mīeran
accusative	*mīeran	*mīeran
genitive	*mīeran	*mīerena
dative	*mīeran	*mīerum

Descendants edit

Middle English: mire, myre
- English: mire
- ⇒ Middle English: pisse-mire
  - English: pismire
    - ⇒ English: antmire

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