mirien

Middle English

/ˈmiriːən/

verb

Definitions

To feel merry; to feel joyfulness or gladness
To cause to be merry; to make merry.
To yell in a happy way.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English myrgan affix from Middle English mery.

Origin

Middle English

mery

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

merry English
meriġe Old English
myrgan Old English
merily Middle English
merines Middle English
mery Middle English
myrthe Middle English