murren

See also: Murren and Mürren

English

Noun

murren (uncountable)

  1. Obsolete form of murrain.
    • 1667, John Milton, “Book X”, in Paradise Lost. [], London: [] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker []; [a]nd by Robert Boulter []; [a]nd Matthias Walker, [], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: [], London: Basil Montagu Pickering [], 1873, →OCLC:
      His Cattel must of Rot and Murren die.

Finnish

Noun

murren

  1. genitive singular of murre

German

Etymology

Of imitative origin. Compare murmeln, Swedish morra.

Pronunciation

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Verb

murren (weak, third-person singular present murrt, past tense murrte, past participle gemurrt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to grumble

Conjugation

Further reading

  • murren” in Duden online
  • murren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Swedish

Noun

murren

  1. definite singular of murre