mǣrra

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

mǣrra (positive mǣre)

  1. greater
    • "Gospel of Saint John", chapter 10, verse 29
      Þæt þe mīn Fæder mē sealde is mǣrre þonne ǣniġ ōðer þing; and ne mæġ hit nān man niman of mīnes Fæder handa.
      That which my Father gave me is greater than any other thing; and no one cannot take it from of my father's hand.

Declension[edit]