mör

From Old Norse mǫrr, from Proto-Germanic *marhwaz.

• IPA^(key): /mœːr/

  Rhymes: -œːr

mör m (genitive singular mörs, nominative plural mörvar)

1. (in the singular) suet
2. a cake made from the suet of multiple lambs

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “mör”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
• “mör” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

• Guðrún Kvaran (23 October 2002) “Hvers kyns er orðið mör? [What gender is the word mör?]”, in Vísindavefurinn [The Web of Science]‎^[1]

Inherited from Latin Maurus (“a Moor”).

• (Central Romagnol): IPA^(key): [ˈmoːɾ]

mör m (feminine móra, masculine plural mòrr, feminine plural móri) (Central Romagna)

1. Moor

From Old Norse meyrr, from Proto-Germanic *marwaz.

mör (comparative mörare, superlative mörast)

1. (of food, usually meat) tender

   mört kött

   tender meat

2. (figuratively, of people) sore, tender

   Efter en dag i backen är man ofta lite mör

   After a day on the slopes, you're often a bit sore

3. (figuratively, of people) (closer to) giving up or in (after pressure), docile

   Jag tror han börjar bli mör

   I think he's starting to become more cooperative

• mörbulta
• mördeg (“shortcrust pastry”)

• möra (“tenderize”)

• mör in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• mör in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• mör in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)