Reconstruction:Old English/mimor

This Old English 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 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

  1. mindful
  2. existing in the memory or mind, known

Declension

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