- mare
- maremare1 [mer]n.[ME < OE mere, fem. of mearh, akin to Ger mähre, jade, prob. < IE base * marko-, horse, seen only in Gmc & Celt (Ir marc, Welsh march, horse)]a fully mature female horse, mule, donkey, burro, etc.; specif., a female horse that has reached the age of fivemare2 [mä′rā΄, mä′rē΄]n.pl. maria [mä′rē ə, mar′ē ə] [L, sea < IE base * mori > Goth marei, sea, OE mere, sea, lake, Welsh mor, sea]1. a sea2. one of several vast, dark flat areas on the moon, Mercury, or Marsmare3 [mer]n.[ME < OE, akin to Ger dial. mahr, ON mar < IE * mora, incubus < base * mer-, to rub, seize > Gr marainein, to quench, OIr meirb, lifeless, OE mearu, soft]Obs. an evil spirit once thought to produce nightmares
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.