Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mermaid or merman.
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- noun obsolete A
mermaid ormerman .
Etymologies
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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.
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