merrie

See also: Merrie

English

Adjective

merrie (comparative merrier, superlative merriest)

Obsolete form of merry.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch merrie, from Old Dutch *meria (compare Old High German meriha), from Proto-Germanic *marhijō. Cognate with West Frisian merje, German Mähre, English mare.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.ri/
merrie (file)
Hyphenation: mer‧rie
Rhymes: -ɛri

Noun

merrie f (plural merries, diminutive merrietje n, masculine hengst)

A mare, female equine (mostly horse)

Derived terms

merriebron
merriekachtel
merriemelk
merriepaard
merrieveulen
merriewreen
stamboekmerrie

Related terms

maarschalk

Descendants

Afrikaans: merrie
Negerhollands: merri, mėri

See also

nachtmerrie (not related, but connected through folk etymology)
veulen

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