different between merl vs mery

English

Noun

merl (plural merls)

1. Alternative form of merle (blackbird)

Anagrams

• Erml

Romansch

Etymology

From Late Latin merulum, from Latin merula.

Noun

merl m (plural merls)

1. (Puter, Vallader) blackbird

Synonyms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) merlotscha
• (Sutsilvan) marlotscha

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.