# mirrie dancers

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. the northern lights

## Etymology
* 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mirrie-dancers