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Reconstruction:Old English/
miere
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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.
Contents
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Old English
1.1
Alternative forms
1.2
Etymology
1.3
Pronunciation
1.4
Noun
1.4.1
Declension
1.4.2
Descendants
Old English
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Alternative forms
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*mȳre
Etymology
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From
Proto-West Germanic
*miurijā
(
“
ant
”
)
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈmi͜yː.re/
Noun
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*mīere
f
(
zoology
)
ant
Synonym:
ǣmette
Declension
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Declension of
*mīere
(weak)
Case
Singular
Plural
nominative
*mīere
*mīeran
accusative
*mīeran
*mīeran
genitive
*mīeran
*mīerena
dative
*mīeran
*mīerum
Descendants
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Middle English:
mire
,
myre
English:
mire
⇒
Middle English:
pisse-mire
English:
pismire
⇒
English:
antmire
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