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| Akk. | na-màru | shining |
| Hebr. | mer | to shine |
| Caucase: abkh. | mra, mara | sun |
| Caucase: abkh. | mSâ | day |
| Caucase: abkh. | mara-mzà | beautiful (cf. French bellecommelejour) |
| Etr. | mir | beautiful |
| Alb. | mir | beautiful |
| Russian, Bulg. | mir | the world, Fr. monde ð3.6.40.; see svetð3.4.10.1. |
| Basque | mira | admiration |
| Basque | miro | prodigy |
| Franç. | mirage, miracle | miracle, cf. Basque miro |
| Franç. | merveilleux, admirable | marvelous, admirable |
| Roman. | minunat | (r>n) marvelous |
| Roman. | minà, minunà | to wonder |
| Basque | miragarri | admirable |
| Engl.(o.liter.) | mirig | pleasant |
| Franç.: Toulouse | mirgaud | pretty |
| Franç.: Gasc. | mirgalhou | Brambling, 433 |
| Franç.: Toulouse | pic mirgaillat | Great Spotted Woodpecker, 273 |
| Franç.: Toulouse | gay mirgaillá | Nutcracker, 291 |
| Franç.: Gondc. | mürgaley | piqué de taches, FEW 23: 257 |
| Franç.: Gasc. | miraillé | orné, enjolivé, FEW 6: 151-3 |
| Franç.: Midi | Mireille | prénom féminin |
| Franç.: Gasc. | miraillat | Brambling, 433 |
| Prov.: b.Dauph. | miraillet | nom de vache rouge tirant sur le noir |
| Franç. | miraut | name for a dog |
| Franç.: Gasc. | mirolé | orné |
| Franç.: SR | mirolon | Brambling, 433 |
| Franç.: n.e. | armiré | moucheté, FEW 23: 188 |
| guèze | amir | day |
| Pers.(o.liter.) | amiran | guardian spirit of the light |
| Pers. | mihr | sun |
| Drav. | miru | brilliant |
| Drav.: Canarais | mirugu | to shine |
| Anc.Greek | amarygès | shining |
| Basque | margo | shining |
| Germ. | morgen | morning |
| Lith. | mirgu | to shine |
| Bulg. | merzelene | gleam |
| Russian | moroz | hoarfrost |
| Ukr. | vodomoroz, moroziuk | Kingfisher, 267 |
| Czech | morekorik | id. |
| Sbc. | mornariç | id. |
| Russian | zimorodok | id. |
| Russian | maraduSka | Baikal Teal, 44a |
| Anc.Greek | marílè | live coal |
| Anc.Greek | imar,èmera | day |
| Franç.: SR | emero | pâle, FEW 23: 187 |
| Franç.rég. | méra | (Pays d'en Haut, VD) pâleur ð FEW 23: 187 |
| Anc.Greek | Meropè | one of the Heliades |
| Anc.Greek | merops | Bee-eater, 265 (from its fine colours) |
| Mod.Greek | móropas | id. |
| Mod.Greek: Chypre | méroup, mérops | Bee-eater, 265; a variety of sheep |
| Esp. | mero | pure |
| Engl. | mere | pure |
| Franç. | mère | pure, fine, in mère-goutte, mère-laine,mère-perle, |
| this latter erroneaously translated by medieval scribes as materperlarum, then in other languages by mother-of-pearls etc., which is devoid of meaning; the actual meaning of mère is mere "pure" |
| Germ.reg. | meerhäher | Roller, 264, cf. Ital. gaimarin etc. ð3.6.13. |
| Engl. | merry | gay ð3.1.56., cf. gaudyð3.4.24. (no possible semantic relation to OHG murg short); cf. the following terms |
| Franç.: Pissos | esméridáu (abé l') | être joyeux, FEW 22: 26 |
| Franç.: D.Sèvres | émériauder (s') | se réjouir, FEW 22: 26 (cf. Engl. merry, above) |
| Franç.: Lgd. | mericoucá | enjoliver, émailler, FEW 22: 49 et 141 |
| Franç.: b.Maine | émorché | paré avec soin, FEW 21: 540 |
| Franç.: H.Sav. | meraudes | colifichets, FEW 21: 540 |