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mire (n.)
[mire 词源字典]
c. 1300, from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse
myrr
"bog, swamp," from Proto-Germanic
*miuzja-
(source of Old English
mos
"bog, marsh"), from PIE
*meus-
"damp" (see
moss
).
[mire etymology, mire origin, 英语词源]
mire (v.)
c. 1400, in figurative sense of "to involve in difficulties," from
mire
(n.). Literal sense is from 1550s. Related:
Mired
;
miring
.