hired

See also: híred

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪəd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪɚd/

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Verb

hired

1. simple past tense and past participle of hire

Anagrams

• hider, rehid, rheid

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hīwarād (“family, marriage”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“to be lying down”). Cognate with Old High German hīrāt (“marriage”) (German Heirat), Old English hīwen (“household”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxiː.red/, [ˈhiː.red]

Noun

hīred m

1. family, household
2. retinue
3. company, brotherhood

Declension

Declension of hired (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hīred	hīredas
accusative	hīred	hīredas
genitive	hīredes	hīreda
dative	hīrede	hīredum

Descendants

• Middle English: hird
  • English: hird