schiren
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English sċīran, from Proto-Germanic *skīrijaną. Doublet of skyren.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
schiren
- (rare) To say, talk, recall
- (rare) To request, ask a question.
- (rare) To unveil; to uncover.
- (rare) To cleanse (especially referring to sins)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of schiren (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
- English: shire (obsolete)
References edit
- “shīren, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-01.