cyre

See also: Cyre

Middle French

Noun

cyre f (plural cyres)

1. wax
   • 1532, François Rabelais, Pantagruel:

     chauffer la cyre

     heat the wax

Descendants

• French: cire

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kuʀi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈky.re/

Noun

cyre m

1. choice; free will; election

Declension

Declension of cyre (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cyre	cyras
accusative	cyre	cyras
genitive	cyres	cyra
dative	cyre	cyrum

Descendants

• Middle English: kire, cyre, cure