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==<span class="fryas">MÁR</span>: more==

<span class="fryas">MÁR</span> (sometimes <span class="fryas">MÁRA</span> and without accent) can mean 'more' or when negative also (no) 'longer'. Dutch/German: meer/mehr.

Derived from this: 
*verb <span class="fryas">FORMÁRA</span> - increase, add to (Dutch: vermeerderen)
*noun <span class="fryas">MÁRADÉL</span> - majority, lit.: more-part (Dutch: merendeel)

==<span class="fryas">MÁR</span>: lake==

<span class="fryas">MÁR(E)</span> (plural <span class="fryas">MÁRA/MÁRUM</span>) — also without accent — can mean 'lake' (perhaps also 'marsh'). Dutch: meer (marsh is moeras); German 'Meer' means sea.

Also used in compounds <span class="fryas">ÀLKMÁRUM/ALIKMARUM, FLÍMÁR/-MAR(E), MÁRSÁTA</span>

==<span class="fryas">MÁRA</span>: tale(s)==

<span class="fryas">MÁRA</span> is used twice for tale(s). Singular should probably be <span class="fryas">MÁRE</span>; Archaic Dutch: mare.

[068] <span class="fryas">WAS THEN MÁRA (→ MÁRE) THÉRA GOLA HIN VRAL FÁRUTGVNGEN</span>

[054] <span class="fryas">VSA MÁRA SKOLDON JV VRAL FÁRUTGÁ</span>

==<span class="fryas">MÁR</span>: but==

<span class="fryas">MÁR</span> is used twice as 'but' (usually <span class="fryas">MEN</span>). Dutch: maar.

[160] <span class="fryas">HÉDE HJA NV MÁR ÉNE TÁLE FORSVNNEN</span>: but/only

[164] <span class="fryas">NÉNE ÍRA MÁR GODA</span>: but
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