Mercyable, adj. merciful, C2, PP.

Mercyen, v. to thank, PP, S2; mercien, to amerce, fine, PP.—­OF. mercier, to thank.

Mercyment, sb. amercement, fine, P, Prompt., Cath.—­Late Lat. merciamentum.

Mere, adj. famous, S; mare, S.—­AS. mA|*re (mA(C)re):  Goth, me*rs; see Fick (7. 233), and Sievers, 17.

Mere, sb. a mare, S2, C, Cath.; meere, Prompt.—­AS. mere, f. of mearh, horse; cp.  OIr. marc.

Mere, sb. limit, boundary, S2; meer, Prompt. Comb.:  mere-stane, boundary stone, Cath.—­AS. (ge)mA|*re.

Mere, sb. sea, a mere, Prompt., WA. Comb.:  mere-mayd, mermaid, siren, CM; mermayde, C; mere-swin, porpoise, SD; mersuine, pl., S2.—­AS. mere, sea, lake:  OHG. mari’, cp.  Goth, marei.

Merels, sb. pl. merelles, or nine men’s morris, S3.—­OF. merelles (Cotg.); merel (Ducange); cp.  Low Lat. merellus, merallus, a counter, token, a piece in draughts (Ducange); see Brachet.

Merghe, sb. marrow, H, Cath. (n); see Mary.

Merghid, pp. full of marrow, H.

Meridional, adj. southern, C2.—­OF. meridional (Cotg.).  From Lat. meridies, midday.

Merke, adj. dark, mirk, murky, PP, CM, S2, H; mirke, S, S2, H; myrk, S2, H; merk, PP; meerk, PP.—­AS. myrce, mirce, murc; cp.  Icel. myrkr, Dan. mArk.

Merke, sb. darkness, PP.

Merkenesse, sb. darkness, PP; mirkenes, S2, H; myrknes, S2, H.

Merle, sb. blackbird, S3, ND.—­OF. merle (Cotg.); Lat. merula.

MerlAng, sb. the whiting, S2, Manip., Cotg.; merlynge, Prompt.—­OF. merlan (Cotg.), from Lat. merula (cp.  Late Lat. merula in Voc. 642. 13).

Merlion, sb. merlin, a small hawk, CM; merlyone, Prompt.; marlin, Cotg.—­OF. esmerillon (Cotg.), dimin. of *_esmerle_; cp.  It. smerlo (Florio), G. schmerl.

Mermayde, sb. mermaid, C; see Mere, sb. (3).

Merren, v. to mar, S; mearren, S; marre, PP; merriA deg., pr. pl., S.—­AS. merran (in compounds):  OS. merrian, to hinder:  OHG. marrjan:  Goth, marzjan.

Mersche, sb. marsh, SkD; mershe, dat., S.—­AS. mersc.

Mershe, sb.  March, S2; see Marche.

Mersuine, sb. pl. porpoises, S2; see Mere, sb. (3).