mirige
Esperanto
Etymology
miro + -igi + -e
Adverb
mirige
- surprising
Old English
Alternative forms
- myriġe, myrġe
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *murgijaz, *murguz, from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (“short, brief”). For the sense-development, compare pastime, German Kurzweil, kurzweilig. Cognate with the first element of Middle Dutch mergelijc (“pleasant”), Old High German murg (“short”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmirije/
Adjective
miriġe
- pleasant, attractive, enjoyable
Derived terms
- myrġþ (“mirth”)
Descendants
- Middle English: mery, merie, mirie, myrie, murie, murȝe
- English: merry
- Scots: mery, mirry