mör

See also: moer and Appendix:Variations of "mor"

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse mǫrr, from Proto-Germanic *marhwaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mœːr/
Rhymes: -œːr

Noun

mör m (genitive singular mörs, no plural)

suet

Declension

Declension of mör (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	mör	mörinn
accusative	mör	mörinn
dative	mör	mörnum
genitive	mörs	mörsins

Derived terms

References

Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Romagnol

Etymology

Inherited from Latin Maurus (“a Moor”).

Pronunciation

(Central Romagnol): IPA^(key): [ˈmoːɾ]

Adjective

mör m (feminine móra, masculine plural mòrr, feminine plural móri) (Central Romagna)

Moor

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse meyrr, from Proto-Germanic *marwaz.

Adjective

mör (comparative mörare, superlative mörast)

(of food, usually meat) tender
mört kött
tender meat
(figuratively, of people) sore, tender
Efter en dag i backen är man ofta lite mör
After a day on the slopes, you're often a bit sore
(figuratively, of people) (closer to) giving up or in (after pressure), docile
Jag tror han börjar bli mör
I think he's starting to become more cooperative

Declension

Inflection of **mör**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	mör	mörare	mörast
neuter singular	mört	mörare	mörast
plural	möra	mörare	mörast
masculine plural²	möre	mörare	mörast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	möre	mörare	möraste
all	möra	mörare	möraste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

mörbulta
mördeg (“shortcrust pastry”)

Related terms

möra (“tenderize”)

References