mye

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

mye f (plural myes)

  1. Mya (taxonomic genre of mollusks)

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse mykit, a newer variant of mikit, itself the neuter form of the adjective mikill (big, large, great), from Proto-Germanic *mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂-. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål and Danish meget, Swedish mycket, Icelandic mikill and English much.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²myːə/

Adjective

mye (indeclinable, comparative mer, indefinite superlative mest, definite superlative meste)

  1. Existing in large quantities: lots of, a lot (of), many, a great deal (of), much (antonym to lite, "small", "little")
    Kom an, det er mye arbeid som må gjøres.
    Come on, there's a lot of work to do.
    Det finnes mye rart i byen.
    There are a lot of strange things in the city.
    Ble det for mye for deg? = was it too much for you?
  2. Used as a noun: much, a lot of (things), a great deal
    Mye kunne vært gjort annerledes i denne saken
    Much could have been done differently in this case.
  3. much, far, a great deal (in a comparative sense, functions as an adverb)
    Faren min er mye sterkere enn din.
    My dad is much stronger than yours.
    Det huset er mye større enn jeg hadde trodd.
    That house is much bigger than I had expected.
  4. (as a verb-modifying adverb) much, a great deal, a good deal, a lot
    Jogger du mye i fritida?
    Do you jog much in your spare time?
    Han drikker mye.
    He drinks a lot.

Usage notes

  • å være mye syk = to often be ill
    • han er mye syk. = he is often ill.

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • mygje (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Old Norse mykit, from mikit, neuter of mikill.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²myːə/

Adjective

mye

  1. (pre-2012 or dialectal) alternative form of mykje

Yola

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English mayen, from Old English magan, from Proto-West Germanic *magan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miː/
  • Homophone: mee

Verb

mye

  1. may
    • 1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 100:
      Mye thee friend ne're waant welcome, nor straayart comfoort.
      May thy friend ne'er want welcome, nor the stranger comfort.
    • 1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 100:
      At ye mye ne'er be wooveless ta vill a lear jock an cooan.
      That you may never be unprovided to fill an empty jack and can.
    • 1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 5, page 104:
      Mizluck mye lhygt on Tam Busheare;
      Bad luck may light on Tom Busheare;
    • 1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page 104:
      Lhaung mye thye live in prosperitee;
      Long may they live in prosperity;
    • 1867, “ABOUT AN OLD SOW GOING TO BE KILLED”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 106:
      At skelpearès an slaugheardhès mye leeigh aar oer vill.
      That the piglings and pigs may laugh their overfill.

Derived terms

References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 58
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.