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mirrie dancers

mirrie dancers noun: the northern lights.

Noun

mirrie dancers pl (plural only)

  1. (Shetland, plural, plural-only) the northern lights

Origin of mirrie dancers

* Said to be from Scots mirrie (“merry”) + dancers. * That may be a false cognate. See discussion at shetnews.co.uk Community/History in a wird, 1 March 2023. Mirr can mean 'to shimmer', among other senses.

Questions about mirrie dancers

What does mirrie dancers mean?
Mirrie dancers means the northern lights.
What part of speech is mirrie dancers?
Mirrie dancers is a noun.

Words near mirrie dancers in the dictionary

  1. Mirra
  2. Mirrabooka
  3. Mirranatwa
  4. Mirras
  5. Mirren
  6. mirrie dancers
  7. Mirrlees
  8. Mirrleeses
  9. Mirrleesian
  10. Mirrlesian
  11. mirrnyong

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