hyr
See also: hýr
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *hir, from Proto-Celtic *sīros.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [hiːɹ]
Adjective
hyr
- long
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɪːr/
- Rhymes: -ɪːr
Noun
hyr m (genitive singular hyrs or hyrjar, no plural)
- (poetic) fire
Declension
declension of hyr
| m-s2 | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hyr | hyrinn |
| accusative | hyr | hyrinn |
| dative | hyr | hyrnum |
| genitive | hyrs / hyrjar | hyrsins / hyrjarins |
Synonyms
- (fire): eldur, funi, bál
Middle English
Determiner
hyr
- Alternative form of hire
Pronoun
hyr
- Alternative form of hire
References
- “hir, (pron.1)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 May 2018.
Pronoun
hyr
- Alternative form of hire
References
- “hir(e), pron (2)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 June 2018.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
hyr
- imperative of hyra
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hūzijō (“hire”), from Proto-Indo-European *kūs- (“price, hire”). Cognate with Old Frisian hēre (“hire”), Old Saxon hūria (“lease, rent”), Middle High German behūren (“to acquire by purchase or lease”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhyːr/
Noun
hȳr f
- hire, wages
- interest, usury
Declension
Declension of hyr (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hȳr | hȳra, hȳre |
| accusative | hȳre | hȳra, hȳre |
| genitive | hȳre | hȳra |
| dative | hȳre | hȳrum |
Derived terms
- hȳrling
- hȳreborg
- hȳrġeoht
- hȳriġmann
- hȳriġmann
- hȳrmann
- hȳroxa
Related terms
- hȳran, hȳrian
- hȳra
Descendants
- Middle English: hure, huire, huyre, hyre, here, hire
- English: hire
- Scots: hyr, hyre
Swedish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -yːr
Verb
hyr
- present tense of hyra.
- imperative of hyra.