† mizmoren.
Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish mazmorra.
Etymology: < Spanish mazmorra (see massymore n.).
Obsolete.
rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
1656 T. Blount Mizmor, (Span. mazmorra), a Dungeon.
1658 E. Phillips Mizmor, a Dungeon.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021).