Etymology

mareel

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Today it means: Seafire, phosphorescence on the ocean, especially around the Shetland Islands. Full definition →

Old Norse mǫrueldr
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  1. Old Norse · derived frommǫrueldr
  2. English todaymareel

From an unattested Norn term *mareld, from Old Norse mǫrueldr, from marr (“sea”) + eldr (“fire”). Compare Icelandic maurildi, Swedish mareld.

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