hyr

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *sīro- (“long”) (compare Old Irish sír, Welsh and Breton hir).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [hiːɹ]

Adjective

hyr

1. long

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA: /hɪːr/

  Rhymes: -ɪːr

Noun

hyr m

1. (poetic) fire

Declension

declension of hyr

m-s2	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	hyr	hyrinn
accusative	hyr	hyrinn
dative	hyr	hyrnum
genitive	hyrs / hyrjar	hyrsins / hyrjarins

Synonyms

• (fire): eldur, funi, bál

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hūzijō (“hire”), from Proto-Indo-European *kūs- (“price, hire”). Cognate with Old Frisian hēre (“hire”), Old Saxon hūria (“lease, rent”), Middle High German behūren (“to acquire by purchase or lease”).

Noun

hȳr f

1. hire, wages
2. interest, usury

Declension

    Declension of hyr (strong ō-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	hȳr	hȳra, hȳre
accusative	hȳre	hȳra, hȳre
genitive	hȳre	hȳra
dative	hȳre	hȳrum

Derived terms

• hȳrling
• hȳreborg
• hȳrġeoht
• hȳriġmann
• hȳriġmann
• hȳroxa

Related terms

• hȳran, hȳrian
• hȳra

Descendants

• Middle English: hire
• English: hire

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Swedish

Verb

hyr

1. present tense of hyra.
2. imperative of hyra.