merrow

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English[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

Hiberno-English, from Irish murúch (“mermaid”).

Noun[edit]

merrow (plural merrows)

  1. (Celtic mythology, mythology) A merman or mermaid in Scottish and Irish Gaelic folklore.

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

merrow (third-person singular simple present merrows, present participle merrowing, simple past and past participle merrowed)

  1. (sewing) To overlock.

Further reading[edit]

  • Welch, Robert (2000). "sídh". The Concise Oxford Companion to Irish Literature

Anagrams[edit]

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