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maer

maer

See also: maar, mär, Mär, and mær

Afrikaans

Adjective

maer ‎(attributive maere, not comparable)

  1. lean; fatless
  2. meager; skinny
  3. (figuratively) poor; financially bad
    Ons gaan nou deur maer jare.‎
    We're currently going through [some] financially bad years.

Derived terms

Breton

Noun

maer m

  1. mayor

Inflection

Welsh

Noun

maer m (plural meiri)

  1. mayor, the head of a modern township
  2. (historical) mayor, the steward of a royal court[1]

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ Wade-Evans, Arthur. Welsh Medieval Law. Oxford Univ., 1909. Accessed 1 Feb 2013.

Etymology

From Dutch mager.

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