Mire Definition
mīr
mired, mires, miring
noun
mires
An area of wet, soggy ground; bog.
Webster's New World
Deep mud; wet, soggy earth; slush.
Webster's New World
A disadvantageous or difficult condition or situation.
The mire of poverty.
American Heritage
(obsolete) An ant.
Wiktionary
verb
mired, mires, miring
To cause to get stuck in or as in mire.
Webster's New World
To hinder, entrap, or entangle.
American Heritage
To sink or stick in mud.
Webster's New World
To soil or splatter with mud or dirt.
Webster's New World
To weigh down.
Wiktionary
Origin of Mire
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From Old Norse mýrr, from Proto-Germanic *miuzijō, whence also Swedish myr, Icelandic mýri, Dutch *mier (in placenames, for example Mierlo). Related to Proto-Germanic *meusÄ…, whence Old English mÄ“os, and Proto-Germanic *musÄ…, whence Old English mos (English moss).
From Wiktionary
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Perhaps related to Middle Dutch miere (Dutch mier). Cognate with Old Norse maurr, Danish myre. All probably from Proto-Indo-European *morwi (“ant")
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old Norse mȳrr bog
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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