Reconstruction:Old English/mimor
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *mimr, from Proto-Germanic *mimraz, *mīmraz (“mindful, careful”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- (“to be mindful, remember, take careful thought of”). Akin to Saterland Frisian mimerje (“to ponder, reflect”), Middle Low German mīmeren, mīmern (“to ponder, reflect”), Middle Dutch mīmeren (“to ponder, reflect”) (Dutch mijmeren (“to muse, reflect deeply, think to oneself”)), Old Norse Mīmir (“Norse god of memory”), Old English māmor (“lethargy”), Old English māmrian (“to think out, design”), Latin memor (“mindful”), Old English murnan (“to mourn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmi.mor/
Adjective
*mimor
Declension
Declension of *mimor — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *mimor | *mimor | *mimor |
| Accusative | *mimorne | *mimore | *mimor |
| Genitive | *mimores | *mimorre | *mimores |
| Dative | *mimorum | *mimorre | *mimorum |
| Instrumental | *mimore | *mimorre | *mimore |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *mimore | *mimora, *mimore | *mimor |
| Accusative | *mimore | *mimora, *mimore | *mimor |
| Genitive | *mimorra | *mimorra | *mimorra |
| Dative | *mimorum | *mimorum | *mimorum |
| Instrumental | *mimorum | *mimorum | *mimorum |
Declension of *mimor — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *mimora | *mimore | *mimore |
| Accusative | *mimoran | *mimoran | *mimore |
| Genitive | *mimoran | *mimoran | *mimoran |
| Dative | *mimoran | *mimoran | *mimoran |
| Instrumental | *mimoran | *mimoran | *mimoran |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *mimoran | *mimoran | *mimoran |
| Accusative | *mimoran | *mimoran | *mimoran |
| Genitive | *mimorra, *mimorena | *mimorra, *mimorena | *mimorra, *mimorena |
| Dative | *mimorum | *mimorum | *mimorum |
| Instrumental | *mimorum | *mimorum | *mimorum |