See also: Muer, muër, mür, and mù'ěr

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French muer, from Old French muer, muder, inherited from Latin mūtāre. Doublet of muter.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /my.e/, /mɥe/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɥe

Verb

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muer (intransitive)

  1. to moult (to shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, etc.)
  2. to change, to mutate
    • 2019, Alain Damasio, chapter 11, in Les furtifs [The Stealthies], La Volte, →ISBN:
      J’adore Lorca, j’adore sa forme de pensée, je trouve que c’est quelqu’un de vaste, qui apprend, qui a fait un travail extraordinaire sur lui pour muer de sociologue à chasseur.
      I love Lorca; I love the way he thinks. I think he's a well-rounded person, a good learner, who's done a remarkable job transforming himself from a sociologist into a hunter.
  3. (of a teenager's voice) to break

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Old High German morgane, the adverbial form of morgan.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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muer

  1. tomorrow
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Old French

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Alternative forms

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  • muder (La Vie de Saint Alexis, 11th century manuscripts)

Etymology

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From Latin mūtāre.

Verb

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muer

  1. (reflexive, se muer) to move
    • 1377, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine):
      Donc le sang se mue du matin et ensuit le mouvement du soleil
      So the blood moves from the start of the morning and follows the movement of the Sun

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

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  • English: mew (borrowed through Anglo-Norman)
  • French: muer
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