myrgþ

Old English

Alternative forms

mergþ, mirgþ, miriġþ

Etymology

myriġe (“merry”) +‎ -þ (“-th, -ness”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /myrxθ/, [myrˠxθ]

Noun

myrgþ f

mirth

Descendants

Middle English: myrthe, merth, merthe, merþe, mirthe, mirth, murhthe, murþe, myrth, myrþe; merhð, mirhð, mureȝþ, murehþ, murcð, murȝþ, murhd, murhð, muruhð
- English: mirth
- Scots: mirth

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