noun
Archaic word for mountain or hill. Not used in modern Japanese; encountered only in old texts or place names.
古い和歌に「むれ」を山の意味で詠んだものがある。
There are old waka poems that use むれ to mean 'mountain'.
The modern standard word for mountain or hill. 牟礼 (むれ) is an archaic synonym.
The origin is uncertain. It may be an old native word for mountain, but the exact derivation is unclear.