Mermin

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A mermaid or merman. no-plural, obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English mereminne, from Old English meremennen, meremenin (“siren”), equivalent to mer- + man. Cognate with Middle Dutch merminne, Middle Low German merminne, Middle High German mereminne, merminne (“mermaid”). More at merman.

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