mirce

Old English

Alternative forms

• myrce

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *mirkwī, from Proto-Germanic *merkuz (“dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *mergʷ- (“to flicker; to darken; to be dark”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmir.ke/, [ˈmirˠ.ke]

Adjective

mirce (superlative mircast)

1. murky, dark in color
2. dark, evil

Declension

Declension of mirce — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	mirce	mircu, mirco	mirce
Accusative	mircne	mirce	mirce
Genitive	mirces	mircre	mirces
Dative	mircum	mircre	mircum
Instrumental	mirce	mircre	mirce
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	mirce	mirca, mirce	mircu, mirco
Accusative	mirce	mirca, mirce	mircu, mirco
Genitive	mircra	mircra	mircra
Dative	mircum	mircum	mircum
Instrumental	mircum	mircum	mircum

Declension of mirce — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	mirca	mirce	mirce
Accusative	mircan	mircan	mirce
Genitive	mircan	mircan	mircan
Dative	mircan	mircan	mircan
Instrumental	mircan	mircan	mircan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	mircan	mircan	mircan
Accusative	mircan	mircan	mircan
Genitive	mircra, mircena	mircra, mircena	mircra, mircena
Dative	mircum	mircum	mircum
Instrumental	mircum	mircum	mircum

Noun

mirce n

1. darkness

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	mirce	mircu
accusative	mirce	mircu
genitive	mirces	mirca
dative	mirce	mircum

Descendants

• Middle English: mirke, merke (adj & noun) (reinforced from Old Norse)
  • English: murk (adj & noun)
  • Scots: mirk (adj & noun)