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Added 9 October 2026

mire

/ˈmaɪə/ noun

In Latin: lutum Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about mire at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Deep mud; moist, spongy earth.
A bog or fen; a peatland which is actively forming peat, such as an active bog or fen.
An undesirable situation; a predicament.

verb

To cause or permit to become stuck in mud; to plunge or fix in mud.
to mire a horse or wagon
To sink into mud.
To weigh down.

Origin

From Middle English mire, a borrowing from Old Norse mýrr, from Proto-Germanic *miuzijō, whence also Swedish myr, Norwegian myr, Icelandic mýri, Dutch *mier (in placenames, for example Mierlo). Related to Proto-Germanic *meusą, whence Old English mēos, and Proto-Germanic *musą, whence Old English mos (English moss).

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