mearg

Old English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *maʀg, from Proto-Germanic *mazgą, *mazgaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mosgʰós.

Alternative forms

• mearh, meargh, mærh, mærc, merg

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mæ͜ɑrɡ/, [mæ͜ɑrˠɣ]

Noun

mearg n

1. (anatomy) marrow

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	mearg	mearg
accusative	mearg	mearg
genitive	mearges	mearga
dative	mearge	meargum

Descendants

• Middle English: marow, margh, marghe, marȝ, marie, mariȝ, maroghe, marouȝ, marowe, marowȝ, marw, marwa, marwe, marwhe, mary, marye, merghe, merȝw, merowe, merwȝ, mearh, meari
  • English: marrow
  • Scots: merch, mery, mairch
  • Yola: marrough

Etymology 2

Noun

mearg m

1. Alternative form of mearh (“horse”)

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	mearg	mēaras
accusative	mearg	mēaras
genitive	mēares	mēara
dative	mēare	mēarum

Etymology 3

Noun

mearg m

1. Alternative form of mearh (“sausage”)