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mirce

  • adjective
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mirce, adj.
dark, murky
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  • Ða mircan gesceaft (

    Hell

    ),
    • Exon. 116 a
      • ;
    • Th. 446, 23
      • ;
    • Dóm. 26.

  • Gang ofer myrcan mór

    her course o'er the dark moor,

    • Beo. Th. 2814
      • ;
    • B. 1405.
in a metaphorical sense (of sin, crime, etc.) dark, black, evil
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  • Mircne mægencræft mánwomma gehwone

    dark power, each sinful stain,

    • Exon. 26 b
      • ;
    • Th. 78, 26
      • ;
    • Cri, 1280.

  • Ðeáh ðú drype þolige, myrce mánslaga,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 2437
      • ;
    • An. 1220.

  • Leahtras mirce mándǽde

    crimes, black deeds of wickedness,

    • Exon. 62 b
      • ;
    • Th. 229, 18
      • ;
    • Ph. 457.

  • Mircast mánweorca

    blackest of crimes,

    • 73 a
      • ;
    • Th. 272, 26
      • ;
    • Jul. 505.
Etymology
[
Havel. mirke
:
Chauc. Piers P. merke
:
Prompt. Parv. myrke obscurus, tenebrosus
:
O. Sax. mirki
:
Icel. myrkr
:
Dan. Swed. mörk.
]
Derived forms
æl-myrca, Gúþ-myrce
Similar entries
v. mirc-apuldor,
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “mirce.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/22911.

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