mirrie dancers

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mirrie dancers

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* Said to be from Scots mirrie (“merry”) + dancers.

* That may be a false cognate. See discussion at shetnews.co.uk Community/History in a wird, 1 March 2023. Mirr can mean 'to shimmer', among other senses.

noun

Shetland, plural, plural only the northern lights

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"mirrie dancers." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mirrie%20dancers. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{mirrie_dancers_2026,
  title = {mirrie dancers},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mirrie%20dancers},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}