hyra

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²hyːrɑ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German huren

Alternative forms

• hyre

Verb

hyra (present tense hyrar or hyrer, past tense hyra or hyrte, past participle hyra or hyrt, present participle hyrande, imperative hyr)

1. to hire, employ (especially on a ship)

Noun

hyra f

1. singular definite of hyre

References

• “hyra” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Pronunciation

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Noun

hyra c

1. a rent; what is paid in order to rent something
   • 1972, Blå Tåget, Den ena handen vet vad den andra gör (song lyrics)

     Kapitalet höjer hyrorna och staten bostadsbidragen

     Capitalists increase the rents and the state the housing grants

2. employment (as a sailor)

Verb

hyra

1. rent (to occupy premises in exchange for rent)