myrie

== English == === Adjective === myrie (comparative myrier, superlative myriest) Alternative form of miry. == Middle English == === Alternative forms === miri, mirie, miry, mirye, myriȝe, myrry, myry, myrye meri, merie, mery, merye (especially East Anglia, East Saxon, Northern) meory, murie, muriȝe, mury, murye (especially Southern, West Midland) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English myrġe, myriġe, from Proto-West Germanic *murgī, from Proto-Germanic *murguz, from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus; thus a doublet of bref. The Southern and West Midland comparative murgere is from Old English *myrgra, with fortition of /ɣ/ between preceding and following /r/; the /ɡ/ of this form was then extended to murgest and the verb murgen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmiriː(ə)/, /ˈmirjə/ IPA(key): /ˈmɛriː(ə)/, /ˈmɛrjə/ (especially East Anglia, East Saxon) IPA(key): /ˈmuriː(ə)/, /ˈmurjə/ (especially Southern, West Midland) IPA(key): /ˈmeːriː/ (Northern, with open-syllable lengthening) === Adjective === myrie (plural and weak singular myrie, comparative myriere or (Southern, West Midland) murgere, superlative myriest or (Southern, West Midland) murgest) Happy, content; in a good mood or state of mind: Merry; visibly happy (especially from drinking) Tending to be happy; cheerful, blissful. Causing happiness; pleasant, delightful: Enjoyable, entertaining; mentally stimulating. Attractive, beautiful; having a pleasant appearance. Pleasant in smell or sound. (of weather) Calm, pleasing, favourable. Active, brisk; displaying vigour: Powerful, strong; having strength. (rare) Intelligent, bright. ==== Related terms ==== myriely myrien myrienesse myrthe ==== Descendants ==== English: merry Middle Scots: mery, mirry Scots: merry ==== References ==== “mirī(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 9 November 2018. “merry, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. === Adverb === myrie Happily, pleasantly; in a pleasing way: Merrily, jovially; with merriness. (rare) Attractively, charmingly. (of weather, rare) Mildly, calmly. ==== References ==== “mirī(e, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 9 November 2018. “merry, adv.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.