hyr

See also: hýr

Cornish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hiːɹ]

Adjective

hyr

1. long

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hyrr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɪːr/

  Rhymes: -ɪːr

Noun

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

1. (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

Etymology 1

Determiner

hyr

1. Alternative form of hire (“her”)

Pronoun

hyr

1. Alternative form of hire (“hers”)

Etymology 2

Pronoun

hyr

1. Alternative form of hire (“her”)

Etymology 3

Noun

hyr

1. Alternative form of hire (“wages”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

hyr

1. imperative of hyra

Old English

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xyːr/, [hyːr]

Noun

hȳr f

1. hire, wages
2. 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: hire, hyre, hure, here, huyre
  • English: hire
  • Scots: hire

Old Norse

Noun

hyr

1. accusative/dative singular of hyrr

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -yːr

Verb

hyr

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