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mermin

mermin noun: a mermaid or merman.

Noun

mermin (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural, obsolete) A mermaid or merman.

Origin of mermin

From Middle English mereminne, from Old English meremennen, meremenin (“siren”), equivalent to mer- + man. Cognate with Middle Dutch merminne, Middle Low German merminne, Middle High German mereminne, merminne (“mermaid”). More at merman.

Questions about mermin

What does mermin mean?
Mermin means a mermaid or merman.
What part of speech is mermin?
Mermin is a noun.

Words near mermin in the dictionary

  1. mermayde
  2. mermaydes
  3. Mermelstein
  4. Mermelsteins
  5. mermen
  6. mermin
  7. mermite
  8. mermites
  9. mermithergate
  10. mermithergates
  11. mermithid

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