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hyr

See also: hýr

Cornish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *hir, from Proto-Celtic *sīros.

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Adjective

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hyr

  1. long

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hyrr.

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Noun

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hyr m (genitive singular hyrs or hyrjar, no plural)

  1. (poetic) fire

Declension

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

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Determiner

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hyr

  1. Alternative form of hire (“her”)

Pronoun

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hyr

  1. Alternative form of hire (“hers”)

Etymology 2

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Pronoun

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hyr

  1. Alternative form of hire (“her”)

Etymology 3

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Noun

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hyr

  1. Alternative form of hire (“wages”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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hyr

  1. imperative of hyra

Old English

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Etymology

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From 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”).

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Noun

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hȳr f

  1. 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...
  2. interest, usury

Declension

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Declension of hȳr (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hȳr hȳra, hȳre
accusative hȳre hȳra, hȳre
genitive hȳre hȳra
dative hȳre hȳrum

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: hire, hyre, hure, here, huyre

Old Norse

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Noun

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hyr

  1. accusative/dative singular of hyrr

Swedish

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Verb

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hyr

  1. inflection of hyra:
    1. present indicative
    2. imperative
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