hyr
See also: hýr
Cornish
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Brythonic *hir, from Proto-Celtic *sīros.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edithyr
Icelandic
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
edithyr m (genitive singular hyrs or hyrjar, no plural)
Declension
editdeclension of hyr
Synonyms
editMiddle English
editEtymology 1
editDeterminer
edithyr
- Alternative form of hire (“her”)
Pronoun
edithyr
- Alternative form of hire (“hers”)
Etymology 2
editPronoun
edithyr
- Alternative form of hire (“her”)
Etymology 3
editNoun
edithyr
- Alternative form of hire (“wages”)
Norwegian Nynorsk
editVerb
edithyr
- imperative of hyra
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *hūʀiju (“hire”), from the verb *hūʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *hūzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kūs- (“price, hire”). Cognate with Old Frisian hēre (“hire”), Old Saxon hūria (“lease, rent”), Middle Dutch hūre (“lease, rent”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithȳr f
- hire, wages
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
- Sume menn syllaþ ēac ċyrċan tō hȳre swāswā wāclīċe mylna...
- Some men also sell churches for hire as if they were mills of little worth...
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
- interest, usury
Declension
editDeclension of hȳr (strong ō-stem)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
editOld Norse
editNoun
edithyr
Swedish
editPronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -yːr
Verb
edithyr
- inflection of hyra:
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- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic 1-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɪːr
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɪːr/1 syllable
- Icelandic lemmas
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- Icelandic poetic terms
- Middle English lemmas
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- Norwegian Nynorsk non-lemma forms
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- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- Old English lemmas
- Old English nouns
- Old English feminine nouns
- Old English terms with quotations
- Old English ō-stem nouns
- Old Norse non-lemma forms
- Old Norse noun forms
- Rhymes:Swedish/yːr
- Rhymes:Swedish/yːr/1 syllable
- Swedish non-lemma forms
- Swedish verb forms