eire

See also: Eire, Éire, and Eiré

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

eire

1. (deprecated template usage) First-person singular present of eiern.
2. (deprecated template usage) First-person singular subjunctive I of eiern.
3. (deprecated template usage) Third-person singular subjunctive I of eiern.
4. (deprecated template usage) Imperative singular of eiern.

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Middle English

Noun

eire

1. plural of ei

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Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

• eiri

Etymology

From Latin herī (“yesterday”), from Proto-Italic *hezī, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰyes-. Cognate with Old Spanish eri and Old French ier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈej.ɾe/

Adverb

eire

1. yesterday
   • 1525-1526, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, Juião Bolseiro, B 1166: Da noite d'eire poderan fazer (facsimile)

     E poys meu eyre sẽlheira deitey / A noyte foy e uẽo e durou

     And yesterday when I laid me down, alone, the night came and wore slowly on.

Synonyms

• oonte

See also

• cras
• oge