Etymology

marred

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Today it means: Spoiled; harmed or damaged. Full definition →

Middle English marred ← Old English *mierred
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marred · adjective1

  1. Old English · derived frommierran
  2. Old English · inherited from*mierred
  3. Middle English · inherited frommarred
  4. English todaymarred

From Middle English marred, merred (“troubled, distressed, vexed, bewildered”), from Old English *mierred, ġemyrred (“disturbed, troubled”), past participle of Old English mierran, ġemyrran (“to hinder, obstruct, force, trouble, err”), equivalent to mar + -ed.

marred · verb2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishmierran all →

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