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mormaer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mor-maer
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A regional or provincial ruler in the mediaeval Kingdom of the Scots.

Etymology

From Gaelic (cf. mórmhaor), likely borrowed from Pictish *ᚋᚑᚏᚋᚐᚓᚏ.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *ᚋᚑᚏᚋᚐᚓᚏ

Inflected Forms

mormaers (plural) mormair (alternative) mormaor (alternative)

Derived Forms

mormaerdom mormaership

Questions

What does mormaer mean?
A regional or provincial ruler in the mediaeval Kingdom of the Scots.
Where does mormaer come from?
From Gaelic (cf. mórmhaor), likely borrowed from Pictish *ᚋᚑᚏᚋᚐᚓᚏ.

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