hyr

See also: hýr

Cornish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hiːɹ]

Adjective

hyr

1. long

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Icelandic

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

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Determiner

hyr

1. Alternative form of hire

Pronoun

hyr

1. Alternative form of hire

References

• “hir, (pron.1)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 May 2018.

Etymology 2

Pronoun

hyr

1. Alternative form of hire

References

• “hir(e), pron (2)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 June 2018.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

hyr

1. imperative of hyra

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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): /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: hure, huire, huyre, hyre, here, hire
  • English: hire
  • Scots: hyr, hyre

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -yːr

Verb

hyr

1. (deprecated template usage) present tense of hyra.
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of hyra.