Mære. adv. It is derived from the Saxon mer, famous, great, noted: so ælmere is all famous; ætheimere, famous for nobility. Gibson's Camden.
Sources: Gibson, Edmund (17)
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Cite this page: Johnson, Samuel. "Maere." A Dictionary of the English Language: A Digital Edition of the 1755 Classic by Samuel Johnson. Edited by Brandi Besalke. Last modified: November 7, 2012. https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/maere/.