Mahr — meaning in English

English meaning

• mara noun In Germanic and Scandinavian folklore, a demon or spirit believed to sit on a sleeper's chest and cause nightmares.
• mare noun An adult female horse.

Senses

Mahr is used for these senses in English:

• mara (European folklore) A nightmare; a spectre or wraith-like creature in Germanic and particularly Scandinavian folklore; a female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.
• mare (obsolete, or, historical) A type of evil spirit formerly thought to sit on the chest of a sleeping person; also, the feeling of suffocation felt during sleep, attributed to such a spirit.

mara — full definition

1. noun In Germanic and Scandinavian folklore, a demon or spirit believed to sit on a sleeper's chest and cause nightmares.
2. noun A long-legged rodent native to the grasslands of Argentina, related to the guinea pig.

mare — full definition

1. noun An adult female horse.
2. noun A frustrating, chaotic, or downright terrible experience.
3. noun A large, dark, flat plain on the Moon or another planetary body, resembling a sea from a distance.

Related German words