hayre

Fula

Etymology

Possibly cognate with Wolof xeer (“stone”).

Noun

hayre nde (plural kaaƴe ɗe)

1. (Adamawa, Maasina) rock, stone

   Synonym: waalde

References

• Tourneux, Henry, Daïrou, Yaya (1998) Dictionnaire peul de l'agriculture et de la nature (Diamaré, Cameroun), suivi d'un index français-fulfulde‎^[1] (in French), Paris: Karthala, →ISBN, retrieved 24 April 2023
• Richard Smith, Urs Niggli, Dictionnaire fulfulde - anglais - français, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2016.

Middle English

Noun

hayre

1. Alternative form of hare (“hare”)
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “ij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book XV:

     Thenne vpon the morne whanne the good man had songe his masse
     thenne they buryed the dede man
     Thenne syr launcelot sayd
     fader what shalle I do
     Now sayd the good man
     I requyre yow take this hayre that was this holy mans and putte it nexte thy skynne
     and it shalle preuaylle the gretely

     Then in the morning when the priest had sung mass,
     then they buried the dead man.
     Then Sir Lancelot said,
     "Father what shall I do?"
     Now said the priest,
     "I require you to take this hair that was this saint's, and put it on your scalp,
     and it shall serve you greatly."

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     I requyre you take thys hayre that was thys holy mannes and put hit nexte thy skynne, and hit shall prevayle the gretly.

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