kjarr-mýrr

kjarr-mýrr
f. a marsh grown with brushwood, Hkr. iii. 138.

An Icelandic-English dictionary. . 1874.

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  • carr — noun fen woodland or scrub that is typically dominated by alder or willow. Origin ME: from ON kjarr brushwood , in kjarr mýrr marsh overgrown with brushwood …   English new terms dictionary

  • Carr — [car] Fen land; boggy ground. [< OldEngl. kjarr myrr = marsh, bog, with undergrowth] …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

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