† marmennilln.

Forms: 1800s Marmenill, 1800s marmennill.

Origin: A borrowing from Icelandic. Etymon: Icelandic marmennill.

Etymology: < Icelandic marmennill merman (Old Icelandic marmennill < marr sea (see mere n.¹) + man- , maðr man n.¹ + -ill -el suffix¹ (the diminutive mennill appears not to be attested as a simplex word); compare Norwegian marmæle ). Compare mermin n.In quot. 1805 in an account of a voyage to Iceland. N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (māɹme·nil) /mɑːˈmɛnɪl/.

Obsolete. rare.

A merman.

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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > hybrid creature or monster > [noun] > human hybrid > mermaid or merman > merman

seaman1569

wasserman1590

merman1601

wassera1637

marmennill1805

waterman1833

1805 Naval Chron. 14 303 It was the body of a Marmenill, and not that of a human being.

1863 S. Baring-Gould Iceland 352 The verses sung by a marmennill, when he was carried back to his favourite element.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	marmennill
释义	† marmennilln. Forms: 1800s Marmenill, 1800s marmennill. Origin: A borrowing from Icelandic. Etymon: Icelandic marmennill. Etymology: < Icelandic marmennill merman (Old Icelandic marmennill < marr sea (see mere n.¹) + man- , maðr man n.¹ + -ill -el suffix¹ (the diminutive mennill appears not to be attested as a simplex word); compare Norwegian marmæle ). Compare mermin n.In quot. 1805 in an account of a voyage to Iceland. N.E.D. (1905) gives the pronunciation as (māɹme·nil) /mɑːˈmɛnɪl/. Obsolete. rare. A merman. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > hybrid creature or monster > [noun] > human hybrid > mermaid or merman > merman seaman1569 wasserman1590 merman1601 wassera1637 marmennill1805 waterman1833 1805 Naval Chron. 14 303 It was the body of a Marmenill, and not that of a human being. 1863 S. Baring-Gould Iceland 352 The verses sung by a marmennill, when he was carried back to his favourite element. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1805
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