muer

See also: Muer, muër, mür, and mù'ěr

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French muer, from Old French muer, muder, inherited from Latin mūtāre. Doublet of muter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /my.e/, /mɥe/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɥe

Verb

muer (intransitive)

  1. to moult (to shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, etc.)
  2. to change, to mutate
    • 2019, Alain Damasio, chapter 11, in Les furtifs [The Stealthies], La Volte, →ISBN:
      J’adore Lorca, j’adore sa forme de pensée, je trouve que c’est quelqu’un de vaste, qui apprend, qui a fait un travail extraordinaire sur lui pour muer de sociologue à chasseur.
      I love Lorca; I love the way he thinks. I think he's a well-rounded person, a good learner, who's done a remarkable job transforming himself from a sociologist into a hunter.
  3. (of a teenager's voice) to break

Conjugation

Further reading

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German morgane, the adverbial form of morgan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muːr/, [muə], [ˈmuː.ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -uɐ
  • Homophone: Muer

Adverb

muer

  1. tomorrow

Old French

Alternative forms

  • muder (La Vie de Saint Alexis, 11th century manuscripts)

Etymology

From Latin mūtāre, present active infinitive of mūtō.

Verb

muer

  1. (reflexive, se muer) to move
    • 1377, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine):
      Donc le sang se mue du matin et ensuit le mouvement du soleil
      So the blood moves from the start of the morning and follows the movement of the Sun

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

  • English: mew (borrowed through Anglo-Norman)
  • French: muer
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