different between jery vs mery

English

Etymology

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Noun

jery (plural jeries)

1. Any of several species of bird, endemic to Madagascar, in the genera Neomixis and Hartertula.

Malagasy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?z?r?/

Noun

jery

1. a look

Verb

jery

1. to look, look at

Related terms

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?j?.r?/

Noun

jery m inan or m anim

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of jer

English

Adjective

mery

1. Obsolete form of merry.
   • 1533, R. Saltwood:

     As plesaunt to the ere as the blacke sanctus Of a sad sorte vpon a mery pyn.

Anagrams

• Emry, Myer, Myre

Middle English

Alternative forms

• merie, mirie, myrie, murie, mur?e, merye, myrry, myry, miry, mirye, myri?e, myrye, murye, miri, meri, mury

Etymology

Inherited from Old English meri?e, miri?e, myri?e, myre?e, myr?e, from Proto-Germanic *murguz, from Proto-Indo-European *mré??us. Doublet of bref.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?ri?(?)/, /?miri?(?)/, /?muri?(?)/

Adjective

mery (comparative meriere, superlative meriest)

1. Happy, joyful, pleased; in a good mood or state of mind:
   1. Tending to be happy; jovial, merry, good-natured, blissful.
   2. Creating or pertaining to happiness; nice, good, delightful.
   3. (of a time or place) Happy, nice, good, bounteous.
   4. (of speech or sound) Useful, entertaining, appealing.
2. Attractive, good-looking; pleasing to one's eyes.
3. Having a good, nice or pleasing scent or smell.
4. Powerful, mighty, tough; having much strength.
5. (rare) Full of humor (due to drink).
6. (rare) Active, fast, vigorous.
7. (rare) Intelligent, smart, learned.

Related terms

• merily
• merines
• mirien
• myrthe

Descendants

• English: merry
• Scots: mirry, mery

References

• “mir?(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-09.

Adverb

mery

1. Merrily, gladly, jovially; in a happy or merry way.
2. Pleasingly, delightfully; in a way causing happiness.
3. (rare) Attractively, nicely.
4. (rare) Without strength or harshness.

References

• “mir?(e, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-09.