schyre
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old English sċīr (“shire”).
Noun edit
schyre
- Alternative form of shire
Etymology 2 edit
From Old English sċīr (“bright”, adjective) and sċīre (adverb), from Proto-West Germanic *skīr, from Proto-Germanic *skīriz. Doublet of skyr.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
schyre (superlative shyrest)
- bright, shimmering, glistening, luminous, radiant
- clear, visible, transparent
- pure, unadulterated, untainted
- honest, willing, eager
- (rare) clear-coloured, pale, light
- (rare) untarnished; not dirty or stained.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “shīr(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-01.
Adverb edit
schyre (comparative schyrer)
Descendants edit
- English: shire (obsolete, dialectal)
References edit
- “shīr(e, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-01.