hyran

Old English

Alternative forms

hēran (Anglian), hīeran (West Saxon)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti.

Germanic cognates include Old Frisian hera (West Frisian hearre), Old Saxon hōrian (Low German hören, höörn), Middle Dutch horen (Dutch horen), Old High German hōren (German hören), Old Norse heyra (Danish høre, Swedish höra), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hausjan). Indo-European cognates include Albanian qyr (“to look, observe”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhyːrɑn/

Verb

hȳran

to hear, hear about, understand

Conjugation

Conjugation of hȳran (weak class 1)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	hȳran	tō hȳrenne
1st-person singular	hȳre	hȳrde
2nd-person singular	hȳrest, hȳrst	hȳrdest
3rd-person singular	hȳreþ, hȳrþ	hȳrde
plural	hȳraþ	hȳrdon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	hȳre	hȳrde
plural	hȳron	hȳrden
imperative
singular	hȳr
plural	hȳre, hȳraþ
participle	present	past
	hȳrende	(ġe)hȳred

Derived terms

Descendants

Middle English: heren, huren, hieren
- English: hear

Swedish

Noun

hyran

definite singular of hyra

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