hyr

See also: hýr

Cornish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [hiːɹ]

Adjective

hyr

  1. long

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɪːr/
    Rhymes: -ɪːr

Noun

hyr m (genitive singular hyrs or hyrjar, no plural)

  1. (poetic) fire

Declension

Synonyms

Middle English

Etymology 1

Determiner

hyr

  1. Alternative form of hire

Pronoun

hyr

  1. Alternative form of hire

References

Etymology 2

Pronoun

hyr

  1. Alternative form of hire

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

hyr

  1. imperative of hyra

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): /ˈhyːr/

Noun

hȳr f

  1. hire, wages
  2. interest, usury

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -yːr

Verb

hyr

  1. present tense of hyra.
  2. imperative of hyra.
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