myr

See also: Myr, MYR, mýr, mỹr, and mŷr

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian myr, from Old Norse mýrr.

Noun

myr c (singular definite myren, plural indefinite myrer)

1. (Norway) swamp

   Synonym: mose

Descendants

• Norwegian Bokmål: myr

References

• “myr” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish immar. Cognate with Irish mar.

Conjunction

myr

1. like, as

   Myr va mee gra...

   As I said...

Middle Low German

Noun

myr f

1. Alternative form of mure.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse mýrr.

Noun

myr f or m (definite singular myra or myren, indefinite plural myrer, definite plural myrene)

1. bog, marsh, swamp

Derived terms

• torvmyr

References

• “myr” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse mýrr, from Proto-Germanic *miuzijō. Akin to English mire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /myːr/

Noun

myr f (definite singular myra, indefinite plural myrar or myrer, definite plural myrane or myrene)

1. a bog, marsh, swamp

Inflection

Historical inflection of myr indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural Aasen1 ei Myr Myri Myrar Myrarna 1901 myrarne (myrane) 1917 myra, myri myrane 1938 myra [myri] myrar [myrer] myrane [myrene] 2012 (current) ei myr myra myrar, myrer myrane, myrene Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. 1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century.

Derived terms

• blautmyr
• blåmyr
• flogemyr
• flotmyr
• gaglemyr
• gørrmyr
• hengemyr
• moltemyr
• mosemyr
• myrbær
• myrdun
• myrete
• myrfivel
• myrhals
• myrhatt
• myrhòl
• myrjord
• myrklegg
• myrkongle
• myrlende
• myrlendt
• myrmalm
• myrplante
• myrsnipe
• myrull
• orremyr
• sivmyr
• skogsmyr
• snaumyr
• storrmyr
• søkkemyr
• torvmyr
• våtmyr

 

Etymology 2

Verb

myr

1. present tense of myrja
2. imperative of myrja

References

• “myr” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Gutnish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse mýrr.

Noun

myr

1. a bog, (less specifically) a moor, a wetland

Old Uyghur

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Chinese 蜜 (miɪt̚, “honey”).

Noun

myr (mïr or mir)

1. honey

References

• Caferoğlu, Ahmet (1968) Eski Uygur Türkçesi Sözlüğü (Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları; 260) (in Turkish), Istanbul: Edebiyat Fakültesi Basımevi, page 130

Swedish

myr i Arådalen, Jämtland

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse mýrr.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -yːr

Noun

myr c

1. a bog, (less specifically) a moor, a wetland

Declension

Declension of myr
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	myr	myren	myrar	myrarna
Genitive	myrs	myrens	myrars	myrarnas

Hyponyms

• kärr (“fen”)
• mosse (“raised bog”)

Derived terms

• myrmalm
• myrmark (“marshland, bogland”)
• myrspov
• myrtall

See also

• våtmark (“wetland”)

References

• myr in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• myr in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• myr in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• rym

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /mɨ̞r/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /mɪr/

Adjective

myr

1. Nasal mutation of byr (“short”).

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
byr	fyr	myr	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.