Reconstruction:Old Dutch/meri

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mairiją.

Noun

*mēri ?

  1. border, boundary
  2. any marker for a border
  3. area surrounded by a border

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: meer
    • Dutch: (obsolete) meer

References

  • “mēri”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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