English Explanatory Dictionary

mermin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mermaid or merman.

Word forms

mermin

Etymology

From Middle English mereminne, from Old English meremennen, meremenin (“siren”), equivalent to mer- + man. Cognate with Middle Dutch merminne, Middle Low German merminne, Middle High German mereminne, merminne (“mermaid”). More at merman.

Related words

merfolk
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