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mire

[ mahyuhr ]

noun

  1. a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
  2. ground of this kind, as wet, slimy soil of some depth or deep mud.


verb (used with object)

mired, miring.
  1. to plunge and fix in mire; cause to stick fast in mire.
  2. to involve; entangle.
  3. to soil with mire; bespatter with mire.

verb (used without object)

mired, miring.
  1. to sink and stick in mire or mud.

mire

/ ɪə /

noun

  1. a boggy or marshy area
  2. mud, muck, or dirt
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to sink or cause to sink in a mire
  2. tr to make dirty or muddy
  3. tr to involve, esp in difficulties
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԱ, noun
  • ˈ, adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mire1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Old Norse ̄ “bog”; cognate with Old English ŧDz moss
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mire1

C14: from Old Norse ӯ; related to moss
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