hure

See also: Hure and hüre

Ainu

Verb

hure (フレ)

  1. (be) red

Dutch

Verb

hure

  1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of huren

French

Etymology

Origin uncertain; probably Germanic.

Pronunciation

  • (aspirated h) IPA(key): /yʁ/

Noun

hure f (plural hures)

  1. head (of an animal, especially a boar or pig)
  2. pork brawn; head cheese

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Old English huru (at least, especially).

Adverb

hure

  1. at intervals, frequent, at least, in any case
    hure and hure
    at intervals
    la hure
    at least
    • 1225, Dialogue on Vices and Virtue:
      And ðo þe on annesse wuniᵹen ne muᵹen, hure and hure, ðanne hie willeð here ibede to godde bidden, swa derneliche swa hie muᵹen, swa don hie.
  2. especially, particularly; much less
    • (Can we date this quote?) Hali Meidenhad:
      Ne kepeð he wið na mon, & hure wið his famon, nan half dale.
  3. truly, certainly, indeed
    • 1225, Trinity Homilies:
      Nis nefre no stede to strene bicumeliche bute hie ben bispused rihtliche to-gedere, ne hure riht time þenne men fasten shal oðer halgen.
  4. even
    • 1225, Lambeth Homilies:
      Ne mihte þer nan wiðstonden, ne prophete, ne patriarche ne hure Sancte iohannes baptiste.

Etymology 2

Determiner

hure

  1. Alternative form of hire

Pronoun

hure

  1. Alternative form of hire

References

Etymology 3

Pronoun

hure

  1. Alternative form of hire

References

Etymology 4

Determiner

hure

  1. Alternative form of oure

References

Etymology 5

Determiner

hure

  1. (chiefly southern West Midland and Southern dialectal) Alternative form of here (their)
References

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Verb form of Hur.

Verb

hure

  1. to fornicate
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