cyre

See also: Cyre

Middle French

Noun

cyre f (plural cyres)

wax
- 1532, François Rabelais, Pantagruel:
  chauffer la cyre
  heat the wax

Descendants

French: cire

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kuziz (“choice”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkyre/

Noun

cyre m

choice; free will; election

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