mare
mare (mer)
noun
Etymology: ME < OE mere, fem. of mearh, akin to Ger mähre, jade, prob. < IE base *marko-, horse, seen only in Gmc & Celt (Ir marc, Welsh march, horse)
mare (mä′rā′, -rē′)
noun pl. maria ma′·ria (mä′rē ə, mar′ē ə)
- a sea
- one of several vast, dark flat areas on the moon, Mercury, or Mars
Etymology: L, sea < IE base *mori > Goth marei, sea, OE mere, sea, lake, Welsh mor, sea
mare (mer)
noun
Etymology: ME < OE, akin to Ger dial. mahr, ON mar < IE *mora, incubus < base *mer-, to rub, seize > Gr marainein, to quench, OIr meirb, lifeless, OE mearu, soft
Mare (mer)
Etymology: transl. of Sp Isla de la Yegua: said to be for a mare that swam to the island and joined a herd of elk
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