Contionary:mırphell

Middle Annerish

Etymology

Borrowed from Goidelic merḃfal(l); the first element was matched to sparcely attested Old Annerish mırp, likely cognate with Germanic *mirkwuz ("murky").

Pronunciation

(Annerish) IPA: /ˈmʲirʲfʲəl͈ˠ/ [ˈmiɹᵊfɘˑɫ]

  • slender ending: /ˈmʲirʲfʲəl͈ʲ/ [ˈmiɹᵊfɪˑʎ]
Inflection of mırphell
 Ⅰ ᴍᴀsᴄ.  ɴᴏᴍ. ɢᴇɴ. ᴀᴛ. ᴏᴄ.
sɢ.  mırphell   mırphıllʜ  mırphell(ʟ)  mırphıllʟ
ᴘʟ.  mırphıllʟ  mırphellɴ  mırphellaıb   mırphıllʟ
ᴄᴏʟ.  mırphellaʜ  mırphell(ʟ)  mırphellaʟ

Noun

mırphell (runic:ᛚᛂᛧᛚᛆᚳ)

  1. Bewilderment, confusion;
  2. A mistake, error.
  3. Difficulty; obscurity.

See also