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mere-menen

(n.)
Grammar
mere-menen, -mennen, e; f.

A siren

Entry preview:

A siren Meremenin sirina, Wülck. 47, 7. Meremennena sirenarum, Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 12

mere-men

Grammar
mere-men, mere-menn.
Entry preview:

Ic geháte gewítan fram mé þá mæremen þe synt smere (sirene?) gecíged, and eác þá castalidas nymphas, ꝥ synt dúnylfa, Angl. viii. 325, 25. Add

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mere-men

(n.)
Grammar
mere-men, mere-menn, e; f.

A siren

Entry preview:

A siren Meremen sirena, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 6. Meremenna sirenarum, Hpt. Gl. 498, 65

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