"deep mud, bog, marsh, swampland," c. 1300, from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse myrr "bog, swamp," from Proto-Germanic *miuzja- (source of Old English mos "bog, marsh"), from PIE *meus- "damp" (see moss).
mire (v.)
c. 1400, in figurative sense of "to involve in difficulties," from mire (n.). Literal sense of "to plunge or fix in mire, sink or stall in mud" is from 1550s; that of "to cover in mud or filth" is from c. 1500. Related: Mired; miring.
Our people should not be mired in the past
The mud mired our cart
caught in the mire of poverty
the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president
mirabile dictu
miracle
miraculous
mirage
Miranda
mire
mirepoix
Miriam
mirror
mirth
mirthful
