adverb · rare

murrain

mur·rain

murrain · more murrain · most murrain

Used as an intensifier: extremely, veryUsed as an intensifier: extremely, very.

UK/ˈmʌɹ(ɪ)n/US/ˈmʌɹən/

Meaning

1 senses

(figuratively, obsolete)Used as an intensifier: extremely, very.

Origin

The noun is derived from Late Middle English morein, morine, moreyn (“(widespread) death;

The noun is derived from Late Middle English morein, morine, moreyn (“(widespread) death; widespread sickness, plague; fatal disease; carnage; carrion”), from Anglo-Norman morine, mourine, moreyn (“death; widespread sickness, plague; carrion; cattle disease”), Middle French morine, and Old French morine, mourine, murine (“widespread sickness, plague; animal which has died from a disease”), from Late Latin morina (“plague”), probably from Latin morior (“to die; to decay, wither”).

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