noun
Meaning 1
Phosphorescence on the ocean.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Shetland, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
mareel
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UK: /ˈmɑːɹiːl/
History
Etymology
From an unattested Norn term *mareld, from Old Norse mǫrueldr, from marr (“sea”) + eldr (“fire”). Compare Icelandic maurildi, Swedish mareld.