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

Alternative forms

*mȳre

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmi͜yː.re/

Noun

*mīere f

(zoology) ant
Synonym: ǣmette

Declension

Declension of *miere (weak)

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

Descendants

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

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