Etymology

bemire

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Today it means: To soil with mud or a similar substance. Full definition →

Middle English *bemyren
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  1. Middle English · inherited from*bemyren
  2. English todaybemire

From Middle English *bemyren (possibly attested in Middle English bemyred), equivalent to be- (“all over”) + mire.

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